Official visits to Middle Tennessee State and Arkansas State are now in the books, and Virginia Tech and TCU are left go before Joshua Stanford makes his college choice. The 6’2″, 170-pound wide receiver prospect was in Jonesboro, Arkansas, this past weekend to take a closer look at an Arkansas State program now run by new head coach Gus Malzahn.

“I had a pretty good time,” the Martin Luther King (Lithonia, VA) standout senior said of Arkansas State. “I like that they have a real energetic coaching staff. They are young and hungry.”

Malzahn takes over as Arkansas State head coach after running the Auburn offense for three seasons. Stanford spoke to the impact Malzahn’s arrival has on his decision.

“The offense is very explosive,” Stanford said. “Coach Malzahn, he’s a great guy. He talked about having a dream of building up the program. He’s enthusiastic about the direction of the program. I can tell Coach Malzahn was careful in selecting his coaches. All of the coaches have good character.”

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