HawgSports.com and Rivals.com are committed to providing University of Arkansas fans the premier online destination for Razorback sports and recruiting coverage.

We took the first steps in that direction two years ago adding the popular "Pigpen" message forum to the Rivals Network. Now, we're taking a giant leap toward that goal by bringing the authority on Arkansas recruiting information - Otis Kirk - to HawgSports.com.

Kirk joins HawgSports.com staffer Trey Biddy to deliver the most comprehensive Razorback sports and recruiting coverage available.

"I am looking forward to working with Trey and the rest of the team at Rivals to make this the best Arkansas recruiting board found anywhere," Kirk said.

Likewise, Biddy is excited about the future of HawgSports.com.

"I'm thrilled," Biddy said of Kirk's move to HawgSports.com family. "No one knows Arkansas recruiting like Otis, and to add him to our team is the best thing that could've ever happened to this site."

Kirk will be writing a weekly recruiting column for the site and interacting daily on The 'A' Club premium message board. (To join Otis, Trey, and all the HawgSports.com members on The 'A' Club and get access to Kirk's columns, click here to become a HawgSports.com member.)

Known to virtually all Arkansas fans, Kirk covers the Razorbacks for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He has owned and operated the Arkansas Recruiting Report for the past 10 years. From 1994 to October 1, 2003, Kirk was the football recruiting writer for Hawgs Illustrated magazine.

In addition to following Arkansas sports and recruiting, Kirk enjoys playing softball, watching the New York Yankees, Houston Texans and Los Angeles Lakers, and hanging out with his family.