Doc Harper is the managing editor of Arkansas Expats and is a columnist forSporting Life Arkansas and College Football News. For the longest time Nutt called the offense. A: When I stopped playing ball in April, it was about the best thing I've done so far. I spent the majority of my (college) time there. But its a shame. My hope from this is that student-athletes who find themselves considering a change of uniform will make the most well-informed, clear decision and be better able to set themselves on a track for the positive experience they are looking for. On Friday, the Michigan football program offered a scholarship to Kane Archer, a 13-year-old who has already shown potential to one day join Mallett and Mitch Mustain as the states only five-star quarterbacks in the modern era. The documentary, "The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain," was supposed to . Heres what didnt work for Nutt at Arkansas hisstubbornness. While Arkansas was struggling, and by no objective measure one of the better teams I could consider, it was the home team and I wanted to love the program and be a part of it. We have estimated Mitch Mustain's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. By the summer of 2005 I had narrowed my choices to Arkansas, Texas, and Notre Dame. With that window now closed, players have to commit to the CFL for a minimum of two years, which makes it harder to sign NFL hopefuls like Pryor. Transaction. Its all very Game of Thrones, with the Broyles Center taking place of the Iron Throne and everybody forgetting that the point of high-level college football is the crystal football. Coach @CoachDrinkwitz from Alma Arkansas has some good Arkansas connections!! Second, I firmly believed that my development as a player would be sharply curtailed if I were to stay. The 22-year-old was arrested Tuesday night for the alleged sale of prescription drugs in San Fernando (Cal.) In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting, Pour Salt Down Your Drain At Night, Here's Why, a pro career in Canada instead of the NFL, is attempting to stick with the Hamilton (Ontario) Tiger-Cats. Weis hitched his wagon to Clausen when he decided against pursuing Mitch Mustain in 2006 (with Zach Frazer and Demetrius Jones in the fold) and starting Clausen as soon as he was healthy enough to . We started going with the Wildcat formation. Several of our long-term packages cost less than $15 per day, including our popular sponsorship program. I didn't want it to be direct. Instead, well talk about the former Razorback play-caller, Houston Nutt. It was the antithesis to my experience at Arkansas in nearly every sense: the culture, the training, the academic support, the expectations. I didn't want to be pointing a finger at anyone. Mustain then applied to Marine Officer . This is an excerpt of a a full report I wrote for Sporting Life Arkansas. Of the native born Arkansas quarterbacks I have covered since 1973 Ryan Mallett and Brad Taylor by far sported the strongest arms, he emailed me. I highly expect him to take another job soon. This offseason, he spoke with, A half-decade after winning the World Series with the Boston Red Sox, one veteran player is heading to a very different situation. Mustain can also look to guys who did have great success in college like Matt Leinart and Vince Young and see that college success does not always translate to NFL success. Where is Nutt now? Frank Broyles, longtime icon here, they move him out. (Kane Archer is now doing the same against out-of-state competition by playing for the Kansas City Outlaws youth football team.). It just never got synced up. Did Houston Nutt and the Arkansas offense set him back? This time, we're going to look a little beyond a Razorback player. Arkansas eventually hired Gus Malzahn, who coached Mustain at Springdale High School in Arkansas, as their offensive coordinator. The end of the movie focuses on the many different things Mustain has tried his hand at doing since leaving USC, which include professional baseball, selling cars, and his current role as an Arena League quarterback. That's just the way he is. In terms of his playbook, we saw a good bit of it whittled away early on, even in the summer when we were doing players-only workouts. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. The story involves most of all the worst parts of college sports. In short, take a step back and be as objectively honest as you can about what you are facing and why you are having the thoughts you are. 9 overall player in 2006 class) . For six straight seasons, Arkansas finished with winning records (48-32 overall, 6-6 in the year 2000) and bowl game invitations (winning the 1999 Cotton Bowl and the 2003 Independence Bowl). It was the time for me to get it out of the way. Again, you can read the full column here. Enrique is now entering his second year as running backs coach at West Georgia. During the recruiting process, Mitch Mustain questioned the offense of Arkansas and its sophistication. He was also quoted as saying, Arkansas "would have a better chance of getting me" if Nutt were fired. Michigan is the second school to offer Kane Archer, who appears to be the all-time youngest Arkansan recruit to receive a major college football scholarship offer. PREVIEW: Hogs travel to Knoxville looking for Q1 win, RECAP: Hogs Comeback Attempt FallsShort in Tuscaloosa, RECAP: Nick Smith Jr. Local businesses are so important to our community. I think its even more now, with the new boxes they got in there and they play night games, but to me it was a pretty cool feeling being 18, 19 years old.. The Seahawks have had a winning season in 10 of the last 11 years. From 1981-1992, Nutt had various assistant coaching gigs, but it was 1993 when Murray State hired him as their head coach. It was and still is a place where young men can make a future and build their talents along with some of the best players in the game. Mallett announced he was transferring out of the Michigan football program after a single seaosn. Mitch Mustain. He is from United States. I think its a sad, sad story, and a lot of it is ridiculous.. Instead of waiting out the lockout like all the NFL rookies, Mustain will get to play football through his new team's rookie camp, and hopefully into the season. If you've been a fan of the Razorbacks at least once in the past 10 years, you should know the name Houston Nutt. Also, waaaaay back in the day, Nutt played quarterback at Arkansas (1976-77) before transferring to, and playing at, Oklahoma State. Q: Why do you think coach Malzahn declined to participate in the documentary? The difference will lead to drastically different choices. Not only is he by far the strongest-armed quarterback** in Arkansas history, he is among the strongest-armed quarterbacks at the high school level anywhere. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). July 21, 2012. Sanchez beat redshirt freshman Aaron Corp and Arkansas transfer Mitch Mustain for the honors. Springdale quarterback Mitch Mustain looks to pass during the Class AAAAA state championship game against West Memphis on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Pending. Mustain decided to stay at USC because in a pro-style offense, he thought he'd be more attractive to NFL teams. I was finished playing. But when it comes down to it, Nutt is a good coach who has enjoyed success during a majority of his coaching years. ProFootballHistory.com. Houston Nutt is a good coach and will succeed in most places. Despite having the golden child Matt Jones on the team, the Razorbacks went 9-13 and the rumblings were growing loud for change. See AP policy. Q: When you were at Arkansas and coach Malzahn was the coordinator, how much was he really the coordinator? Hopefully he disappeared to be on the straight and narrow. In 2005, Mitch Mustain was the most decorated high school football player in all of America. In stints at Arkansas and Southern Cal, Mustain combined for a 54.7 completion . In a September, 2 2009 LA Times article he said Ill enjoy it here and just hope that I get that one opportunity and that Im able to take it from there. But yeah, I think as the season went, more and more got taken away from it. Mustain: I work in Mesa, Arizona, a place called the Virtual Incident Command Center. I don't think some people there can keep their hands off the program long enough to not frick it up, but that's his call in the end. On Thursday, Missouris Eliah Drinkwitz became the first college head coach to offer Archer. The Wolverines were on Archer because Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh was familiar with Kane from the national youth football circuit, according to Best of Arkansas Sports Tommy Tabler (Tablers interview with Kane Archer is forthcoming on this site). when Kiffin's name came up, I was "OK, might work". I remember standing out there, me and Robert (Johnson) and Casey (Dick) and (Darren McFadden) trying to figure out what in the world we were doing. Mustains failures seem to vindicate Nutt. ago. The Identity Theft Of Mitch Mustain (428) 6.3 1 h 40 min 2015 16+ In 2005, Mitch Mustain was the top high school quarterback in America; the first ever consensus Gatorade, Parade, and USA Today Player of the Year. USC fan all the way. We stay in touch. And when they think they dont have anything left to give, hell somehow find more inside of them. Play a mental game and run through the transfer in your head: Will the change in location and situation lead to the results you desire? Then, momentum stopped. And it matters that hes already benefiting from plenty of high-level football camps and training from professional quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson. Named the first ever consensus Gatorade, Parade, and USA Today Player of the Year, Mustain grabbed the spotlight from future NFL players such as Tim Tebow and Matthew Stafford. There were personal and professional conflicts, all of which were petty and which tore at the fabric of the team and the institution and would have far-reaching consequences. If youre reading this, you probably already know the course it all took for me, and the apparent failure it became. @MitchMustain 3h 3 hours ago More Mitch Mustain Retweeted Carter Hicks Frankly if Arkansas never won another game I would sleep just fine. January 13, 2012, 2:36 AM. Wide receiver Damian Williams, my classmate and teammate at both Springdale High School and Arkansas, departed for Southern Cal after the SEC Championship loss to eventual BCS champion Florida. So it's just a matter of running that track. I didn't know these plays and they didn't know these. Under ten years at Arkansas, Nutt went 75-48 overall. He played his first year of college football at the University of Arkansas in 2006, before transferring to the University of Southern California (USC) in 2007. For most schools, thats quite an accomplishment. Q: You started working on this in 2011. Between their success and trades of, Its amazing how quickly those on the PGA Tour have done a 180 regarding cuts in tournament golf. But the title is also somewhat of a misnomer, as Mitch Mustain doesnt come across at somebody stuck in a cage of the worlds expectations. The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain opens with a home video of Mustain as a small child playing football in his yard, just as millions of other children did at the same age. It piqued my curiosity. Nate Allen, the longtime Arkansas sportswriter, gave me some good insight into where Mallett ranks among the best to ever come from the state. He began his college career with eight consecutive victories. In 2005, Mitch Mustain was the top high school quarterback in American; the first ever consensus Gatorade, Parade, and USA Today Player of the year. Thats barely over a .500 winning percentage. The film even features quick clips from locals around what is presumably the Fayetteville area giving their varied opinions on the quarterback. Professional football and baseball player who joined the San Antonio Talons in the Arena Football League in 2014. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. He threw for a career-best 338 yards and three touchdowns in the season-opening 52-7 blowout win over the Virginia Cavaliers on August 30, 2008. Some of Mallets high school highlights are simply jaw-dropping: As Mallett recalls, Michigan started recruiting him in the winter of his ninth-grade year, when Michigan played Texas in the Rose Bowl. Love that and I'm right now pursuing a job in the fire service. I heard an interesting radio interview with Mitch Mustain a couple of days ago, regarding Kiffin. But whatever may seem my fate, history will record a different walk for me. We never really meshed both offenses together. With Malzahn came the highly recruited QB Mitch Mustain and WR Damian Williams. We do firefighter and strategic training for captains and battalions. 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