Mr. Mallett vs. The Mississippi Coach
Posted by Adam Butler on October 22, 2009
Who do you believe?
Mustain transferred after one season, and Nutt never really regained the support of the Arkansas fan base. Nutt left the Razorbacks after the 2007 regular season and took over at Ole Miss. Less than two months later, Petrino was at Arkansas and Mallett was a Razorback.
Nutt says the move wasn’t a surprise.
“He tried to talk to me a lot while he was at Michigan, and I talked to (Michigan coach Lloyd) Carr and let him know the situation. He’s just a good person, good quarterback, excellent football player. He was just unhappy at the time,” Nutt said. “There’s no doubt that he was going to transfer and he was ready to get back to Arkansas.”
Mallett has said Carr’s retirement—announced just before Nutt left Arkansas—was what led him to transfer. His father, Jim Mallett, questioned the idea that the quarterback wanted to leave Michigan all along.
“That’s the first I’ve heard of that,” Jim Mallett said.
2 Responses to “Mr. Mallett vs. The Mississippi Coach”
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Stave said
Hootie is trying real hard to take credit for Mallett and the passing offense that he couldn’t establish in ten years.
If I remember correctly didn’t Dale have him at TE at his camps?
Brett Kincaid said
You’re probably right, Stave. The Mississippi coach loves a tight end. In fact, his team is based on that position.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090930/SPORTS030103/909300341/1025/RSS02
“We’re a tight end-oriented team,” coach Houston Nutt said. “He sets the edge for us. He’s a big-time blocker with (tackle) John Jerry. … He just gives you an extra option.”