The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Sometimes, it's all about being in the right place at the right time. For Sasha Goforth, the place is Arkansas. But the timing? Well, that's where her story is a little different. Goforth has been a basketball standout from an early age. Her high school career included McDonald's All-American honors, two state titles at Fayetteville High School, and becoming the first freshman in Arkansas high sch...

The Razorback basketball program made history last season, advancing to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 25 years. But the run to the Elite 8 wouldn't have been possible without Davonte "Devo" Davis hitting one of the biggest shots in program history. It was the culmination of not just Davis' freshman year, but his journey to becoming a Razorback. Because if history...

Jaylin Williams is all Arkansas. The Fort Smith native grew up watching and rooting for the Razorbacks. Guys like Bobby Portis and Daniel Gafford. That upbringing fueled Williams' dream to represent the Razorbacks and prove to kids growing up across Arkansas that you can stay home and accomplish great things. But Williams wouldn't have gotten to this point without hard work, something he learned f...

JD Notae can flat-out score. The reigning SEC Sixth Man of the Year has moved into a starting role for Eric Musselman's Razorback basketball team, and is a threat to lead the league in scoring. Notae looks like he's been playing basketball his whole life, and, considering he only started playing in eighth grade, it's amazing how much he's developed in such a short amount of time. Notae overcame a...

Darren McFadden and Houston Nutt were responsible for some of the greatest moments for Razorback football in Arkansas' SEC era. In the first two parts of our exclusive conversation with Nutt and McFadden, we've taken you through the incredible 2006 season, the 2007 upset win over LSU, and McFadden getting snubbed for the Heisman. Now, in this final part of the conversation, the two reflect on what...

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 again...

For the first time, Darren McFadden and Houston Nutt sit down and relive the 2006 and 2007 football seasons. In Part 1 of this bonus Hog Pod series, the two cover the 2006 season, winning 10 straight games and clinching an SEC West title.

Larger than life is a great way to describe Oliver Miller's Razorback career. An all-time fan favorite, Miller was always the showman. His on-court play fired up crowds in Barnhill Arena, too. Miller still holds the school records for career blocks and field goal percentage, and was part of a new era of Triplets—alongside Todd Day and Lee Mayberry—that won three Southwest Conference titles and mad...

Imagine a basketball player with the size to work in the paint, but the skills, creativity and shooting to be an elite guard. Thinking of Kevin Durant? Well, we're talking about someone who's already drawing KD comparisons: Arkansas' Jersey Wolfenbarger.  In some ways, Jersey was made for this. At 6-foot-5 as a freshman, she's already the tallest player on the Razorback women's basketball team. An...

Chris Lykes wants to do two things: play basketball and win. He rose to basketball prominence in the same hotbed that produced Kevin Durant, and spent the first four seasons of his college career at the University of Miami. So how did Lykes end up here? A season-ending injury renewed his desire to achieve more. After testing the NBA waters, Lykes decided it was in his best interests to return for...

Anna Podojil is a scorer. How else would you describe someone who's scored 34 goals in three seasons for a Razorback soccer team that has become a top-25 mainstay? What separates her is a desire to be the best. That drive helped Podojil become one of the most sought-after high school talents, attracting interest from the best programs in the nation. But she had her heart set on the Razorbacks, and...

Treylon Burks isn't like other top players in college football. Hailing from Warren, Ark., Burks would rather spend time in the woods than playing Fortnite. And he grew up as a water boy for a high school team featuring three future NFL players—Jarius Wright, Chris Gragg and Greg Childs. On the field, Burks always had potential. So much that his youth league made a rule to slow him down. But becom...

Few coaches are as obsessed with learning and getting better than Mike Neighbors. For proof, look no further than the fact that he keeps track of every mistake he makes in an effort to learn from them. It's that attention to detail that has the Razorbacks on the rise. Arkansas has finished back-to-back seasons above .500 in SEC play for the first time in school history. And now, they're holding th...

Razorback basketball hit high marks last season that hadn't been seen in 25 years. The first Sweet 16 since 1996. The first Elite 8 since 1995. And the program's best winning percentage since the Hogs came within a game of back-to-back national titles. In short, Razorback basketball was fun again. And that's just the way head coach Eric Musselman likes it. Old school or new school—whatever you wan...

As easy as she makes things look on the golf course, you'd think Brooke Matthews was always destined for greatness. But it wasn't always that way. In fact, growing up as a multi-sport athlete, golf was more of an afterthought. But once she decided to focus her full attention on the golf course, the Rogers native starting winning junior events, and caught the eye of her home-state Razorbacks. And w...

For KJ Jefferson, there are two things that have always been intertwined as part of his life: sports and family. That family and the Sardis, Miss., community saw something in KJ: the potential for something more. And they helped him stay on the right path. Eventually, KJ saw that opportunity to escape to better things, and bought into himself. At the center of it all is KJ's relationship with his...

Positionless basketball is a buzzword in the sport today. Having guys capable of playing any position creates flexibility and matchup nightmares for the opposition. And that's what Eric Musselman is doing at Arkansas. And so Au'Diese Toney, a senior transfer from Pitt, seems like the perfect fit. Last season, he averaged career highs of 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 16 games before a car...

Despite what he may say, Bumper Pool is unique. There's the name: Bumper, which began as a nickname but is now his legal first name. There's the fact that he chose to live out his dream at Arkansas over so many top programs. And there's the fact that he's the latest in a line of great Arkansas linebackers from Texas. None of that would matter, though, if it wasn't for his high school coach convinc...

According to the NCAA, only 3 percent of high school football players make it to Division 1. And of those players, less than 2 percent make it to the NFL. Getting there is hard enough. Locking down one of only 32 long snapper spots seems impossible. So how did Brett Goode go from snapping against the goal posts in high school to walking on at Arkansas, lasting a decade in the NFL and winning a Sup...

Hayden Henry understands that he's probably not the first member of the Henry family that comes to your mind. You might think of his older brother, Hunter, a tight end for the New England Patriots. Or Hudson, his younger brother and tight end for the Razorbacks. Or maybe even his dad, Mark, a pastor in Little Rock and former Razorback himself. But now, Hayden is making a name all on his own. And w...

Arkansas running back Trelon Smith is on a path to be a big-time playmaker for the Razorbacks. But if it wasn't for football, his life might've taken a different turn. A Texas high school football standout, the sport gave him the opportunity he wanted. But after a couple of seasons at Arizona State, Smith entered the transfer portal—landing him an Arkansas offer he was quick to accept. It might no...

Make no mistake: Sam Pittman is fired up to be Arkansas' head coach. And that passion for the Razorbacks has united the state behind the Head Hog, led to T-shirts and catch phrases, and has Razorback fans excited to see what's next after a solid debut season. While it's refreshing—and incredibly important—to have a head coach who embraces the state and relates to the people the way Pittman has, it...

Ask most Razorback fans, and they'll tell you that Year 1 under Sam Pittman was a resounding success. There were SEC wins—something the Razorbacks had gone two full seasons without—but more than that, the fight, effort and toughness had returned to a proud Arkansas program. The season wasn't without its ups and downs, but Pittman took it all in stride and wouldn't change a thing. He knows there's...

When it comes to new Razorback tight ends coach Dowell Loggains, you'd be forgiven for thinking time is a flat circle. Yes, he's back at Arkansas, where his football dream began. But that's about it when it comes to history repeating itself—he's no longer a backup quarterback or holder extraordinaire. No, he's an accomplished and well-traveled coach, who has led offenses at the highest level in th...

Casey Dick had some huge moments in his Arkansas career. He took down Tennessee when College GameDay came to town. He had back-to-back legendary victories over LSU—including a triple OT win & the Miracle on Markham 2. But his career wasn't all big moments. He was in the middle of one of the biggest QB controversies in Razorback history when Mitch Mustain came to campus. On top of that, he went thr...