68. Travis Swanson

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2020

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Travis Swanson holds a rare distinction in Razorback football history: He’s one of only a handful of guys who played for three different head coaches in his Arkansas career. Recruited by Bobby Petrino, Swanson was the starting center for the most successful two-year stretch in program history. But by the time Petrino was gone, Swanson still had two years of eligibility, meaning he played for both John L. Smith and Bret Bielema, as well. Despite the Razorbacks going just 7-17 over his final two seasons, Swanson continued to develop. How did he go from being an unheralded prospect out of Houston to one of the top offensive linemen in the country? Swanson would take a strong work ethic all the way to a five-year career in the NFL. And then, all of sudden, he went out on own his terms. How did one major life change have such a profound impact on Travis Swanson that he decided to put his football career in the rearview? It’s been a memorable ride for Swanson, who’s always ready to outwork everybody else.

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0:00.0	Retro Year, we're going into the summer 2010.
0:03.0	About to be a retro freshman.
0:04.4	I go back to that camp that I got that offer from.
0:08.4	I see the list, you know, big list of campers stapled,
0:12.0	and some of them are highlighted and I'm like oh that's like there's a lot of kids what are the highlighted ones and they said oh those are the kids that we're looking at
0:21.3	and I was like oh that's going like, yeah, if they're
0:23.6	highlighted we give them a Jersey 1 through 30. And I was like, oh, I was like, how long
0:28.4	I've been doing that? I was like, oh, since Coach Pachino got here, I'm like, all right,
0:31.7	I get on the phone with my dad.
0:33.2	I'm like, hey, Dad, can you send me that picture you have?
0:36.2	He took a picture of me when I was lacing up my shoelaces
0:38.9	for that camp when I was in high school.
0:41.2	I had Jersey number 90. And that for me was just that added to that fire. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at Core Brewing Company,
1:04.8	First Security Bank, Sarazan Resort, Rockin Protein, and Lindsay Golf.
1:11.2	Travis Swanson holds a rare distinction in razorback football history.
1:15.0	He's one of only a handful of guys who played for three different head coaches in their career.
1:20.0	Recruited by Bobby Petrino, Swanson was the starting center for the most successful two-year stretch in program history.
1:27.0	11 wins this year for Arkansas. Ties the school record.
1:32.0	But by the time Petrino was gone, Swanson still had two years of eligibility,
1:37.0	meaning he played for both John L. Smith,
1:40.0	get your chin up, smile, and Brett Bielum.
1:42.0	Right now, we're going to embrace being the underdog.
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