334. Karlie Davison: Playing Free
The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly
Sport & Story
4.8 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 11 May 2026
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Hog Pod, Karlie Davison opens up about the journey behind her breakout season and the mindset that changed everything. From not believing she was good enough to play in the SEC to now surpassing her own expectations at the University of Arkansas, Karlie shares how confidence, faith, and resilience reshaped her career.
She reflects on trusting God's timing through injury, finding perspective beyond the game, and the moment that defined her toughness, taking a ball to the face and staying in the fight. Karlie also dives into the impact of her relationship with Coach DJ Gasso, the support system that never let her quit, and why joy, not performance, is what drives her today.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome into the hog pot. I'm Bo Mattingly, and this episode is made possible by our friends at the Toasted Yoke and South by Northwest Hospitality. |
| 0:10.8 | You've already hit more home runs this season than last. You just have to learn how to compete, and I think that's what I've done a better job of this season. It's just trying to do it for the team. |
| 0:20.3 | Your time at Utah. |
| 0:21.0 | My mom's always right. She said, you're gonna play for Coach Gaso again. I'm like, Mom, |
| 0:25.7 | you're crazy. I'm not good enough to play in the SEC. And there he was the first one to call me. |
| 0:30.7 | He's really helped shape my mentality. You come back and you take a ball to the face |
| 0:36.2 | at Alabama. |
| 0:38.7 | And obviously it hurt, but I think what stung the most was just like not making the play. |
| 0:43.7 | How does that affect you when things weren't going right? |
| 0:48.1 | I really had to take a step back and put it into perspective. |
| 0:50.6 | It's not like the most important thing about me. |
| 0:53.7 | It's just a gift that God has given me. |
| 0:57.0 | Hey, Hogg fans, it's Bo Mattingly. And before this episode, I'd like to ask a quick favor. |
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| 1:18.0 | us continue to deliver. Just take a second right now on whatever app you're using and hit that |
| 1:23.7 | follow button. Seriously, it means a lot and thank you. |
| 1:37.0 | What's the season been like for you so far? It's been really fun. I'm having a lot of fun with this group and just trying to like soak up. We just all had our senior days, which has been |
| 1:43.3 | just really bittersweet, but I'm just trying to, like, really soak in all of the time left that I have. |
| 1:49.0 | Hopefully we have a lot more games left to play, and we're not even close to being at our best and being done yet. |
| 1:55.7 | But it's been really fun. |
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