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7 PREP RALLY: CLASS 7A | 8.20.2023 479-273-1355 1145 NW "J" St. Bentonville, AR 72712 Doug Parker, DVM Tammy Jones, DVM Stephanie Ensley, DVM Sara Keys, DVM Sugar Creek Animal Hospital www.sugarcreekanimalhospital.org Drake Lindsey | Fayetteville File Photo Link Lindsey, is a triple jumper in track and field for the Razorbacks. e Arkansas and Lindsey family connection is also reflective in Drake's sister, Loren, who is a member of the women's basketball team. at's a lot of Lindseys wearing Razorback red dating back to the 1960s. "I had watched old videos of my grandfather, my dad, and my uncle playing, so I was introduced to sports pretty early," Lindsey said. "at was really cool. But I really started figuring that football is what I wanted to do in the eighth or ninth grade, and that I wanted to carry on the family tradition." Arkansas didn't recruit Drake Lindsey and he's OK with that. He's currently committed to the University of Minne- sota, where P.J. Fleck is head coach of the Gophers, who finished 9-4 last year aer a 28-20 victory over Syracuse in the Pinstripe Bowl in New York. Lindsey committed to Minnesota shortly aer a recruiting visit to Colora- do State. "I'm going to get to play at a big time school in the Big 10, which is the best option for me," Lindsey said. ""Coach Fleck knows how to win and he's build- ing a great culture there. I like everything about Minneapolis and the school is just phenomenal." John David Lindsey is pleased his son is following his own path in regard to college football. "Sometimes, you have to go where you're wanted," the elder Lindsey said. "Drake is really accurate with his passing and he's going to play in an offense that best fits him." Lindsey (6-foot-5, 230) is a drop- back, pocket passer, which fits the Min- nesota system better for him than the run/pass option many college coaches like at the quarterback position. As a junior, Lindsey threw for 3,620 yards and 37 yards for a Fayetteville team that averaged 35 points per game. Only three of his 427 pass attempts last season were intercepted. "People talk about what Drake did last year and in kids' term, he's got some street credit," said Fayetteville coach Ca- sey Dick, a former starting quarterback for the Razorbacks. "He had some games that were really special to just sit back and watch. He's a leader who's gotten big- ger and stronger during the off-season, and we know he's going to do some great things for us." Fayetteville, which finished 7-4 last season following the blowout loss to Conway is the playoffs, should be strong again in the passing game with Lindsey throwing to receivers like Lach McKin- ney and Jaison DeLamar, who finished second and third, respectively, in receiv- ing last year in the 7A-West. So, there's potential for more than seven wins for the Bulldogs, who lost three games last season by a combined five points. In 1963, Jim Lindsey played on a Arkansas team than finished 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the Southwest Arkansas. A year later, Lindsey and his Arkansas teammates were memorialized in a team photo aer beating Nebraska 10-7 in the Cotton Bowl to finish 11-0 in 1964. Fiy-nine years later, Drake Lind- sey is eager to contribute even more highlights as a high school senior to the football legacy that bears the Lindsey family name. at process begins Friday when Fayetteville opens the 2023 season at home against Cabot. "I had watched old videos of my grandfather, my dad, and my uncle playing, so I was introduced to sports pretty early... But I really started figuring that football is what I wanted to do in the eighth or ninth grade, and that I wanted to carry on the family tradition."