The Hog Pod with Bo Mattingly

Thirty years ago Scotty Thurman made the shot that sealed Arkansas basketball its National Championship. Thurman was a prolific high school and college basketball player. He was a freshman All-American, a 1,000-point scorer, and a 40-plus percent 3-point shooter. Despite his accolades and departing Arkansas a year early, he never played a game in the NBA. We dive into the man off the court and reveal the untold stories about his life and career since the shot.

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Eric Mateos is the new man at the helm of the Razorbacks' offensive line. But, it's not his first time working under Sam Pittman at Arkansas. Ten years ago Mateos served under then-offensive line coach Sam Pittman as a grad assistant as he tried to break into division I football from the JUCO ranks. Since then it's been full speed ahead—coaching at programs like LSU, BYU & Baylor before coming full circle and landing the job as offensive line coach at Arkansas. We dive into his journey, working under Bobby Petrino and what makes Sam Pittman the only man he would drop everything and move across the country for when he came calling.

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Chris Johnson worked in the background as an assistant under Lance Harter for 12 years. He watched the legend rack up 7 National Titles as Head Coach. Now, Johnson is the head man for Arkansas women's track and he's already solidifying himself as the man for the job—winning the indoor national championship in his first season at the helm of the program. Some say you never want to follow a legend, but Chris Johnson is making it look all too easy.

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Hogs+ producer and host Tera Talmadge sat down with Razorback gymnast, Maddie Jones, to talk about her journey on The Hill and life outside the gym. From making the call to Arkansas herself as a young gymnast to becoming part of the digital staff for the Hogs football team, Maddie is pulling off a balancing act.

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Samara Spencer has been a constant presence during her three seasons at Arkansas. Spencer has done it all since arriving on the hill—she won SEC Freshman of the Year, broke program records for playing time, and even eclipsed the 1,000-point mark, all in just three years. Hogs+ host Tera Talmadge sat down with Spencer to talk about her journey, what's driven her, and what's next with one season left on the hill.

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Known by Arkansas fans as the resident DJ at Razorback sporting events—DJ Derrick has been hyping up Hog fans for over a decade. He doesn't constrict his talents to just Arkansas sporting events. Derrick Dansby aka DJ Derrick, has spun at events across the realm of sports: SEC Championships, SEC Tournaments, MLB events—basketball, football, softball, baseball, gymnastics, track & field, you name it, DJ Derrick has been there doing what he does best. How did he get the gig and how does he go about keeping sports fans hyped up at games with his signature mixes? We sit down with DJ Derrick to get his story.

With a 7-time Women's College World Series champion, Patty Gasso, for a mother, Razorback hitting coach DJ Gasso has grown up immersed in the sport of softball. After building a reputation as one of the premier hitting coaches in college softball, Gasso finds himself on Courtney Deifel's staff in his first season at Arkansas. We sat down with the new Hogs' assistant to talk about his life growing up with a softball legend for a mom and how it helped shape him into the coach he is today.

Dean Weber has an appropriate name, because he really is the Dean of Arkansas football. In this vault episode we bring back our conversation with the longtime athletic trainer, who's accrued more years of service at the university than anyone other than Frank Broyles and Norm DeBriyn. We get into how he started his career working for legendary coach Dean Smith, and how he ended up at Arkansas. Next, it's story time, as Weber tells us some great stories about Steve Cox and Clint Stoerner, and talks about his relationship with Darren McFadden. Then we get his thoughts on the different coaches he worked for — including Lou Holtz, Ken Hatfield, Danny Ford and Houston Nutt (27:35). Featuring appearances by Darren McFadden, Clint Stoerner and Houston Nutt.

All as we honor and remember his life.

Hogs+ senior contributor, Clay Henry gets you ready for Razorback baseball—sitting down with pitching coach Matt Hobbs to break down this year's pitching staff and what to expect out of the Hogs this season.