FROM THE VAULT: Anthony Lucas

The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sport & Story

Arkansas, Hogs, Sports, Razorbacks

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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FROM THE VAULT

Anthony Lucas was ahead of his time. The talented receiver made big play after big play and rewrote the Arkansas record books in the late ‘90s. Those records would stand until the age of wide-open offense came to college football. And yet he still holds the career record for most 100-yard receiving games. He’s one of the greats. But how much did he have to overcome to get there? Lucas didn’t have a good enough ACT score to qualify out of high school. But instead of going the JUCO route, he went ahead and enrolled at Arkansas, focusing on his grades. When he got on the field a year later, he made an impact. But the good times wouldn’t last: Lucas suffered a season-ending knee injury in the first game of his sophomore season. And to top it off, his coach got fired. But Anthony Lucas isn’t the type who wants pity. Instead, he got to work. And he became one of the best receivers in school history, responsible for countless fan-favorite moments.

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0:00.0	Hey Hog fans, it's Bo Mattingly.
0:01.7	Thanks again for listening and for your continued support of the Hog Pot.
0:05.8	It means we get to continue telling these amazing stories
0:09.4	about your favorite Arkansas athletes coaches and moments.
0:13.4	As we prepare for a new Razorback athletic season,
0:16.6	we decided to dive into the vault
0:18.7	and look back at some of our favorite episodes.
0:21.3	This week features an Arkansas legend at wide receiver
0:25.1	Anthony Lucas. Now this special vault episode of the Hog pot. The The Turner Play Act. Clint pumped Emanuel and he bit down.
0:44.0	It was one-on-one with me and Duane Goodridge.
0:46.0	And I knew I was going to win.
0:47.5	I'm just saying I don't mean to be arrogant, but I was like, I'm going to win
0:51.0	because it was personal with him. I knew it all Clint had to do
0:55.3	is just get in my area and man the rest was history.
0:58.6	It goes down the middle.
1:00.6	Touch down! Arkansas! Oh my, Lucas goes up, makes the catch.
1:06.4	It was so emotional for the both of us, we're crying,
1:09.2	we're hugging people with our family.
1:11.4	Gold post coming down, it was just an electrifying atmosphere there in 1999. So, All American Anthony Lucas was ahead of his time.
1:47.0	The talented wide receiver made big play after big play and rewrote the Arkansas record books in the late 90s.
1:54.0	Those records stood tall until wide open offenses became the norm.
2:02.0	And yet he still holds the record for most 100-yard receiving games,
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