229. How Razorback Volleyball Was Built

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of the Hog Pod, we take an in-depth and behind-the-scenes look at how head coach Jason Watson has taken the Arkansas volleyball program from afterthought to NCAA contender in just a few years. It's a story told by those who know it best: Watson, Hunter Yurachek, Jill Gillen, Maggie Cartwright and Hannah Hogue.

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0:00.0	Hey, Hoag fans Bo Mattingley here, and with the holiday season in full swing, I just wanted to say thanks for listening and for your support.
0:07.8	It means everything to our team as we get to bring you these great interviews week after week.
0:13.3	And we have something special for you in this episode.
0:15.8	An inside look at how the Razorback volleyball team was built.
0:19.7	Hogs Plus host, Tara Townledge, takes you behind the scenes on how Arkansas went from a program
0:25.5	towards the bottom of the SEC to one that's now in the top 10 and hosting NCAA tournament matches. And if you'd like to watch this episode,
0:34.6	the full video is streaming now only on Hogs Plus.
0:38.6	And now, here's another edition of the hog pot. In your words can you describe how you guys build this?
0:57.0	Blood sweat and tears. Oh, if anybody's telling you. If you're killing.
1:04.0	Yeah, termination for the celebration.
1:07.0	Oh!
1:08.0	If anybody's told you know that you can't be good and you're looking for some
1:17.8	place to go then Arkansas is going to give you a shot and we're going to prove
1:20.9	everybody wrong. Yes! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on.
1:35.0	Oh, no, no, no, no.
1:36.0	In recent years, the Arkansas volleyball program has made a massive turnaround
1:41.0	from a program that won just nine games in 2016, only having two NCAA
1:46.0	tournament appearances since 2007 and quite frankly just hadn't reached its
1:50.4	potential over the last decade or so, to now being the team with a
1:54.3	target on their backs, winning 25 games during the regular season, and earning the
2:00.9	three seed in the NCAA tournament.
2:03.0	To do, it would be the Arkansas Razorbacks, Katie.
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