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It's a bit of a high-stress time for the Razorbacks with just nine days until National Signing Day and four spots in the 2019 class still up in the air. While one of the four targets, linebacker Chris Russell, was in Fayetteville for his official visit, the three other prospects were taking visits elsewhere. Running back commit A'Montae Spivey and JUCO linebacker target Lakia Henry were at Ole Miss while cornerback commit Adonis Otey was at USC.

We talked to Rivals insiders at Ole Miss and USC to find out how their visits went and what sources are saying in Oxford and LA:

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Spivey had a good time with several other Alabama prospects on their visits in Oxford but was silent to reporters after his visit. Sources say it will come down to National Signing Day to see where Spivey will end up but for now, he's still committed to Arkansas. It seems no real questions were answered with this visit, not for fans anyways. The Hogs still don't have a concrete back-up plan for Spivey so they need to hold on to him to keep depth where they want it in the running backs room. Hogs will in-home with Spivey on Friday.

Things got a bit clearer but also tighter in the race for Lakia Henry who put Arkansas and Ole Miss at the top of his list after his Oxford visit. He told reporters: "Ole Miss put themselves in the mix big-time. Arkansas and Ole Miss are tied at the top. It was better than I thought it could have been. Momma loved Ole Miss even before this visit."

Henry still plans on visiting Texas before making a decision but it appears if his academics are all squared away he'll be heading to the SEC. He has a very high opinion of John Chavis and loved his Arkansas visit as well so it will just come down to sealing the deal this week with their last in-home visit.

It looks like Arkansas has a real competitor in USC for 4-star Adonis Otey. The Trojans gained momentum this weekend with two new secondary commits and they're still trying to add Otey and one more. Sources told TrojanSports that the staff believes they'll pull the flip off.

"They right there at the top with Arkansas," he said.

Otey wasn't going to tip his hand, but he did indicate he may have seen all he needs to see.

"Was [supposed] to visit Ole Miss and Miss St., but I may just cancel the trip and just leave it to just them," he said of the Trojans and Razorbacks. "It's been tough, but I think I know where I'm [going to] go."

Meanwhile, sources inside Arkansas believe the Hogs will be able to hold on, but his delayed signing and multiple visits seem to indicate otherwise.

Otey is still a tentative yes for an official visit to Ole Miss this weekend. The Razorbacks will be back in-home with Otey on Wednesday. He plans to announce his decision on National Signing Day, Feb. 6.

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