73. Keith Burns: Code Red

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

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🗓️ 12 August 2020

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

1998 was an exciting year for Razorback fans. Led by first-year coach Houston Nutt, the Hogs put a much-needed jolt of excitement into the fan base. A big part of that was Arkansas’ Code Red defense, led by first-year coordinator Keith Burns. But Code Red was more than a scheme—it was a way of life. And Burns was the perfect guy to lead it. For Burns, his passion for the Razorbacks began during his playing career under Lou Holtz in the early ‘80s. That passion is what led him to leave USC and join Nutt’s staff at Arkansas. And for two seasons, Burns and the Razorback defense didn’t back down from anyone. So how did it all come together and form a perfect storm that terrorized SEC offenses? It was the right coach in the right place at the right time.

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0:00.0	The number one question I get asked, Mark,
0:01.4	oh, hey man, what, tell me about the code red.
0:04.1	They say you live by the code, you play by the code,
0:06.4	and in the second half, they've been believing it
0:08.6	and making it happen.
0:10.7	We would go on Friday across the field and we would knock on the other team's
0:16.2	locker room door. One, two, three and we'd all say Code Red, we'd come back. A team
0:22.2	called Alabama rolls into Fayetteville. Well, we start walking across the
0:28.7	field and lo and behold the roll tide buses show up. and I said look I'm not going to do this you know I don't
0:37.4	certainly I don't want to give Alabama anything to fuel their fire for the game
0:41.2	tomorrow night I remember looking over my shoulder and
0:44.6	CJ McLean looked at me like hey we have bought into this and you better keep walking
0:49.6	and I'm honest to God bro we knocked on the door. They're following in that old I think was a tracker you know they kept we eaters and stuff in there
0:57.6	They're following in that locker room and we one two co-read them and it was an arrogant statement and that thing ignited. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made
1:20.2	possible by our friends at Core Brewing Company,
1:23.0	First Security Bank, Serra's in Resort, and Lindsay Golf.
1:26.6	We want to start for Houston Night.
1:28.8	1998 was an exciting time for razorback fans.
1:32.4	Razorback, take care of things and president. an exciting time for razorback fans. Led by first year head coach Houston Nut,
1:37.0	the Hogs jumped into the national spotlight
1:40.0	and finished Tied for First in the SEC West.
1:42.8	Turn it loose, baby.
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