Will LB from Louisville find the grass green here?

July 18, 2008 – 6:00 am

The Bluegrass State has a linebacker that Arkansas would like to see in the Natural State.
Louisville Central High linebacker Ridge Wilson, 6-3, 210, 4.6, is the type student-athlete coaches dream about, said Central Coach Ty Scroggins.
“His biggest asset is his character,” Scroggins said. “He has unbelievable character; he’s real personable. He’s willing to listen. I think all that carries over to the football field, he’s willing to learn. He’s probably one of four or five kids in the city that can play D-1. He’s tall, rangy kid that runs a 4.6-4.5 forty. He has great footwork.”
Arkansas, Louisville, Kentucky, Cincinnati and Indiana have offered Wilson scholarships, while Tennessee and Alabama are seriously looking at him.
Scroggins said he and Wilson plan to come to Fayetteville for a game.
“Once our schedule slows down we plan to come down after August, we’re going to come down on a Saturday,” Scroggins said. “That’s definitely one of the schools he going to look at.”
Wilson recorded over 80 tackles for Central, which won the class 3A State Championship last year.
Arkansas is still looking at senior defensive tackle Mister Cobble, who orally committed to Kentucky in late June. Cobble, 6-0, 270, had 120 tackles last season.
Arkansas and everyone else in the nation is looking at 2010 linebacker Tim Patterson. He led the team in tackles with 125. Scroggins said Patterson, 6-5, 225, has slightly better upside then Wilson. He already has an offer from the Wildcats.