285. Jonas Aidoo: From Setback to Surge

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Jonas Aidoo’s journey hasn’t been easy. From his rise as an elite basketball player to making an impact at Tennessee, he brought NCAA Tournament experience to Arkansas with high expectations. But a serious foot injury threatened to derail his season. In this episode, Aidoo opens up about the grueling recovery process, the doubts he faced, and how he’s found his rhythm at the perfect time. Plus, he shares why he chose to play for Coach Cal, the team’s late-season surge, what to expect from Boogie Fland’s return, as well as his extensive cologne collection.

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0:00.0	It was just tough.
0:02.0	I'm like, man, I'm gonna have to red shirt.
0:04.0	That's like the first thing in my mind.
0:06.0	I might not even play this year.
0:07.0	Like Kansas, I was supposed to play.
0:09.0	Didn't play, not dressed out, like all this stuff.
0:12.0	Like, Troy, I had to play like five minutes because TB rode his ankle.
0:16.0	My foot was hurting.
0:18.0	It was killing me.
0:19.0	So it was like, man, I don't know what I'm going to do this year. It's just hard. Like, I don't know what I'm going to do.
0:24.9	So even after you got cleared to play, you're still in a significant amount of pain early on. It'd be fine for like a few minutes and then it'd be like one little tweak like one little step.
0:38.2	It just flares up and it's like I just can't, I just can't go no more.
0:42.5	But thankfully, started working with it.
0:44.5	Got some new souls.
0:46.2	Played with those a little bit.
0:47.2	Now I'm not even wearing the souls anymore.
0:48.5	That's how good it's feeling right now. Welcome into the hog pot.
1:03.4	I'm Beaumaddingly, and this episode is made possible by Calipari, Razors Edge, a new series from Vice TV.
1:11.6	Support for the Hog Pod comes from South by Northwest Hospitality.
1:19.6	Arkansas big man Jonas Adu has been one of the hottest players for the hogs down the stretch.
1:28.3	Jonas spin, lays it in, draws the foul, Adu with a power move.
1:33.3	After being named a first All-SCC player at Tennessee a season ago,
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