BONUS: Darren McFadden & Houston Nutt (Part 2)

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

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🗓️ 22 December 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Darren McFadden burst on to the national scene in 2006, winning the Doak Walker Award and finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting, behind winner Troy Smith. It was a contentious decision at the time, but it set the stage for a big 2007 season. Despite some off-field drama, the 2007 team found its footing and won five of its last six games, including a season-ending, triple-overtime win against No. 1 LSU in Baton Rouge. And Houston Nutt’s postgame interview became instantly iconic. But the Heisman eluded McFadden once again. And it still bothers Arkansans to this day. In Part 2 of our exclusive conversation with Nutt and McFadden, we take you through the 2007 season—from a record-breaking performance against South Carolina to the shock of not winning the Heisman.

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0:00.0	Coach, you come into Baton Rouge and you knock off the number one team in the country.
0:04.3	How did you do it tonight?
0:05.3	I don't know.
0:06.7	I tell you what, I know this.
0:08.3	Got a lot of guys with some big hearts.
0:10.6	All I know is for three hours.
0:12.4	For three hours or however long maybe four hours
0:14.7	We're the best team in the country today and its offense defense and special teams
0:18.8	There's some guys like Darren McFadden baby
0:21.1	What a on an afternoon. Y'all better put him in the Heisman you both Darren Mac right here. The best football player in the country and his name's not being mentioned, Lou Holtz, Mark May.
0:35.4	Number five, you better look at him a little closer.
0:38.1	He's a football player. Welcome into the Hog Pot. I'm Bo Mattingly and this episode is made possible by our friends at First Security Bank,
0:55.8	Bold Vision, Sarzan Resort, Abilita Maria, and South by Northwest Hospitality.
1:02.0	Arkansas running back Darren McPherson by Northwest Hospitality.
1:03.3	Arkansas running back Darren McFadden burst on the national scene in 2006, winning the
1:08.9	Doak Walker Award and finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting behind Ohio State's Troy Smith.
1:15.0	When I got to New York, boy your guy made heck a run, but he's just too young, he'll have a chance,
1:20.0	stay healthy next year, blah.
1:21.0	Despite some off-the-field drama in 06 and a slow start in 2007, the team found its footing
1:28.0	and won five of their last six games, including a season ending, triple overtime win against number one LSU in Baton Rouge
1:35.8	thanks in large part to a Heisman-like performance from McFadden.
1:40.4	Fakes it, keeps it, comes left, watch out, he's gone.
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