26. T.J. Smith

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2019

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

T.J. Smith is a Razorback football team captain, and he’s having an impact on and off the field. We dive into what life was like for him as a kid, and how he learned about serving others at a young age (7:22). He tells the hilarious story of how he started playing football for the first time in high school (13:00), and how that led to college coaches—including in the Ivy League—noticing him as a prospect (17:00). We get a first-hand account of the impact of a coaching change on the student-athletes (20:51), and finally, we get to know T.J. a little more and what he wants his future to look like (28:02).

Transcript

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0:00.0	T.J. Smith, the winner of the inaugural Broyles Razorback Award.
0:05.0	He's definitely a captain of our football team and a leader of this football team and he makes a difference.
0:09.3	Yeah, it's a sack again.
0:13.0	I got you. I look back and I'm glad for, you know, everything that I've ever been through.
0:17.0	It's all prepared me for right now.
0:19.0	I'm even glad for the season we had last year because I got to learn I got to grow you know all years of my life
0:23.9	have prepared me for this moment as a leader. Welcome to the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our
0:40.9	friends at Core Brewing Company, Arkansas Brood Community Driven.
0:45.4	First Security Bank, only in Arkansas.
0:48.1	Lindsay Golf, the world leader in affordable championship golf.
0:52.0	Sarah's in resort, coming soon to Pine Bluff and the Arkansas scholarship lottery.
0:57.0	This is winning.
0:59.0	Solo!
1:00.0	Solo!
1:01.0	Race!
1:02.0	Race! Solo! Face! Face!
1:03.0	You know, defensive tackles often go unnoticed.
1:08.7	They don't get the credit or recognition they deserve.
1:11.4	They're kind of like offensive linemen, the unsung heroes of their unit.
1:15.5	A thankless job, often taking on double teams and freeing up others to make plays.
1:20.5	Now the hog getting back at the 16 yard line.
1:23.6	T.J. Smith is one of those guys.
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