The following is a Q&A with Mustain including questions from an audience session and from an interview with NWA Media following the screening. Not too long ago he was known as the most decorated quarterback in high school history and a must for any college football program in the nation. I had been to the Arkansas camp for eight years, so Ive done all those drills. In December 2006, Mustain, along with Freshman tight end Ben Cleveland, and wide receiver (and Mustains high school teammate) Damian Williams, all met with Arkansas athletic director Frank Broyles about Malzahn not having enough control of the offensive play calling. And throw we couldnt. The problem is, he dispelled the non-believers for six straight seasons. You had some of the best linemen in the country and a defense that could keep up with a lot of teams. Already, he throws with the velocity of high schoolers: Cali work at 3DQB.. C/O 2026 @3dqb_youth @CoachReyes_ @DannyWest247 @Adam__Archer @Archer88Cash @GWoodDogPound @PrepRedzoneOK pic.twitter.com/qRnQWC7jLY. And maybe, after a college career that went very wrong, he can finally get a shot. 4 recruit in the nation keep doing things like the below at the college level? Instead, well talk about the former Razorback play-caller, Houston Nutt. And from your life at USC? Note: Wolfe attempted to secure interviews from Houston Nutt, Gus Malzahn, Damian Williams, and likely others involved, but they refused to participate. The story of Mitch Mustain and how his career fell apart is something of a legend in Arkansas. While I loved USC, the fact is that my path to a league roster would have been much more likely as a record-setting, three-year starter at Tulsa than as a perennial backup in Los Angeles. And to the shock of everyone, Nutt was hired as the Head Coach at Ole Miss just FOUR days after the LSU game. So it's just a matter of running that track. Q: If USC and Arkansas play, who are you rooting for? Again, you can read the full column here. (Story), What Happened To Laveranues Coles? Sometimes those who have it easiest in college have much more talent around them and their success could be deceiving. Its definitely worth a watch. (Story), What Happened To Chad Pennington? January 13, 2012, 2:36 AM. But he stayed on the sidelines while watching this all-time upset unspool before him: As a freshman, Mallett threw for 892 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Bonus points to those of you that knew Nutt played for Eddie Sutton on the Arkansas Razorbacks basketball team. Its a shame. Once Dick was named starter, the offense changed. They lived on the Arkansas side but Mallett would attend Texas High, on the Texas side, in part because of his mom and dad taught on the Texas side. Mitch Mustain? 2006-Present FloSports, Inc. All rights reserved. He was the quarterback at Arkansas in 2006, when they played in the SEC Championship Game and Houston Nutt's hold on power began to unravel in a very. Im currently sitting in the Fayetteville Public Library, just two blocks from my childhood home and within earshot of the University of Arkansas Old Main tower bells. Beck Campbell, whose earlier claim to fame was having a direct hand in short circuiting her son's once promising football career, would like to take a hatchet of her own and bury it in Nutt and Malzahn. For Damian it proved to be a boon just as it has been for many others. What is the upside, and what do you give up reaching it? I didn't know these plays and they didn't know these. When his head coach Lloyd Carr retired, Michigan brought in Rich Rodriguez to replace him. Mitch Mustain is a member of Football Player. This eventually helped The Razorbacks land Mustain who figured Malzahn would run the offense, thus bringing his spread scheme which Mustain was familiar with and would allow him to really excel. He doesnt come across as angry, bitter, or regretful. I saw the film Saturday night and here's what I took away from it. MrSnydersMicropenis 6 mo. Just not the football player that he was made out to be. 1 quarterback in the class of 2026. Documentary Sport 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. Chicago White Sox signed free agent RHP Mitch Mustain to a minor league contract. Enrique is now entering his second year as running backs coach at West Georgia. So I'm trying to explain this one to them and they're trying to explain the other stuff. In hindsight, the decline of that years team and my subsequent departure aren't very surprising, though our relative success that season made it more shocking and difficult to understand for many. So we didnt ask him to do much. Read the column in full here. Under NCAA transfer rules, he sat out the 2007 season and started playing for USC in the 2008 season.Since junior high school, Mustain had accumulated a record of 623 (.953) as a starting quarterback (91 in eighth grade in 2001, 100 in both ninth grade in 2002 and 10th grade in 2003, 121 in 11th grade in 2004, 140 in 12th grade in 2005, 80 as a freshman at Arkansas in 2006, 01 in 2010 at USC).Who should we make a video on next? Mustain went from National Player of the Year in high school to crashing and burning in college; he ended up a backup at USC. He began his college career with eight consecutive victories. But winners win, and Gus has that in spades. From then on, that Michigan football coach pursued Mallett. "We all just wanted to work and get better and fight for a common goal." Mustain became a household name in Arkansas before he ever took a snap in a varsity football game . And its hard. Last January, we shared an ambiguous trailer for a documentary about former Arkansas and USC quarterback Mitch Mustain. I know Barkley is a Christian too and does mission trips in South Africa (ala Tebow). @Adam__Archer @jbecktwelve @BushHamdan @SeanCostelloMA @3dqb_youth @GWDFootball @smittydp @MZFBcoach @CoachReyes_ @DannyWest247 @MizzouFootball pic.twitter.com/uNwol68vxl, Blessed to receive an offer from @CoachJim4UM at Michigan!!! To acheive this, weve developed affordable and effective advertising options for any budget. He is now third on the depth chart behind top recruited freshman Matt Barkley and 2007 4th ranked Quarterback Aaron Corp. Mustain seems to have lost this battle and remains third again for the 2009 season. Thats what Nutt is good at. But you need to consider how they will affect you if you choose them. Now, he has positioned himself to be at the right place, but at the wrong time. Instead, we'll talk about the former Razorback play-caller, Houston Nutt. That was Ryan Mallett, arguably the most naturally gifted native Arkansan ever when it comes to pure pocket passing. "I've told all the players, if they want their release, we'll grant their release," Nutt said. Mustain also played college football at Southern California (USC). 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 . The 6'3" senior completed 190 of 270 passes for an Arkansas Class 5A single-season record 3,817 yards with 47 touchdowns and only six interceptions. My friend who is a GM for a CFL team talks with college football coaches all over the nation. In 2006, one of the few 5-star caliber quarterbacks that the state of Arkansas has produced committed to play for the Michigan Wolverines. Power, corruption, deceit, influence, ambition. Our sponsors are what keep the Flyer flying. We expect no fewer than 18 'your mom' signs at the New Year's Day bowl game against. SPRINGDALE, Ark. Please read our Terms of Use or contact us. Nutt cited experience as the primary reason, however this is obviously . It just never got synced up. We had the front-runner Heisman candidate back and lost very little on both sides of the ball from the team that went 10-4 the year before. So, too, did Mustain and Williams (who both transferred to USC). Fight on. Ol Nutt came to us as head coach in 1998, after head coaching stints at Murray State and Boise State. Notre Dame had finally made a bold move and hired Charlie Weis, who brought along David Cutcliffe, and they had all the appearances of making a return to prominence. And as the Trojans moved from Mark Sanchez to Matt Barkley, Mustain could never punch through the glass ceiling, and finished his USC career with 52 completions in 89 attempts, three touchdowns and three interceptions. I think there was a lot of animosity. To avoid the long walk to a little house, I chose Arkansas with the accompaniment of my high school head coach Gus Malzahn and a bag of hopes and promises that in very low likelihood could be fulfilled. Mustain: I work in Mesa, Arizona, a place called the Virtual Incident Command Center. USC fan all the way. I was like, No, this is the best decision for me.. What is the worst-case scenario, and can you live with that? Nutt said he only wants players who want to be at Arkansas. 158. r/rolltide. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. Next up for the Razorbacks Opponent: at Auburn When: 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 Where: Auburn, AL TV: ESPN Remaining schedule Oct. 17 - Ole Miss Oct. 31 - at Texas A&M SPRINGDALE, Ark. But Houston Nutt wasnt on the sidelines for that game. Last time we talked about Mitch Mustain and where hes currently calling home. Mustain signed with the University of Arkansas, where he started eight games as a freshman before being benched in favor of sophomore Casey Dick. Consider that if Briles again improves the Arkansas offense in 2021, even keeping him from going off to become a head coach this winter will be hard enough. Thank you Coach!! Then came along Lou Holtz and established the option as our offense of choice. Once youve done that, get to work, and remember: Hope is not a strategy. Q: What was the best of what you took from Arkansas? If he's ever in the area, he usually gives me a heads up or tell me about someone he's scouting in the Phoenix area. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. Saturday. Meanwhile, relationships inside the halls and, just as important, in the media, began to turn cold and hostile and wholly riddled with inaccuracies and assumptions. Age, Biography and Wiki. Four games werent the only things Nutt lost in 2006/07. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. The fact Brady played for UM in the late 1990s was something the Michigan football program could have used to entice the last Arkansan quarterback it pursued: Ryan Mallett. (Kane Archer is now doing the same against out-of-state competition by playing for the Kansas City Outlaws youth football team.). Finally, consider that each program has its challenges and barriers, without fail. While the fact Missouri and Michigan have offered him is newsworthy and shows how legit this precocious talent is, its also worth adding another caveat: Almost all college football coaches offering teens who wont step onto campus for another five years cant guarantee they will still be there in half a decade. There were quite a few older guys who I think were very happy Malzahn was there as they shared stories of previous seasons and what they experienced between (Roy) Wittke, (Mike) Markuson and Nutt. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). I met him a couple of times. While I wont argue here that I would have been better to drop the game despite all the things I wanted to do outside of it fate has its own intrigue I will make a few points of advice to would-be transfers. 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. It is, Jim Harbaugh offered a comment recently on the interest he and others have received from NFL teams. He only threw another 89 passes in the rest of his college career at USC. 2007-2023 Wonderstate Media, LLC. I wanted it to be open to interpretation somewhat for the audience. Houston Nutt is a good coach and will succeed in most places. (Complete Story), The Life And Career Of Mark Gastineau (Complete Story). But that, too, didnt last long and Arkansas was back to being the predictable offense. I think it stemmed from a group of Little Rock guys who I think felt beholden to Houston. I don't know. Just running on that banner and theres 110,000 people there, it was pretty cool. If that wasnt shocking enough, Nutt also walked out $3.2 million dollars richer due to a buy-out clause in his contract. Although he was a diehard Arkansas football fan, he chose not to attend Arkansas because of the drama surrounding the program in 2006-07. He punches . 1 talking about this. I just wanted to go catch the ball and I wasnt really doing too much, I was doing some one-on-ones., Well, my coordinator from high school calls my dad because he heard about it. Think hard. Frank Broyles, longtime icon here, they move him out. Terms at draftkings.com/sportsbook. In stints at Arkansas and Southern Cal, Mustain combined for a 54.7 completion . I've got a job I love. Houston then went over to Boise State and began a rebuilding process to take the 2-10 Broncos to a higher level. 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. There are well-documented sources that give the micro perspective. Professional football and baseball player who joined the San Antonio Talons in the Arena Football League in 2014. A: Yeah, absolutely. Orlando Sentinel. 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. Kane Archer is different. Coaches pushing their own agendas at the expense of their players. Not too long ago it was only a matter of time before he decides to make the jump to the NFLToday, the story is much different. 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? Director Matthew Wolfe Writer Matthew Wolfe Stars Mitch Mustain Nolan Richardson Joe Schad Drinkwitz, an Arkansas Tech grad, hails from Alma, Ark., just a 35-minute drive from Greenwood. Forgive yourself if you don't understand Mitch Mustain's career trajectory -- it doesn't make much sense.In 2006, the former USC quarterback was once the country's top football recruit, following . In the very least, I think hes gone in the next two seasons. My astute readers will also point out that Im not Catholic, alas. Q: The movie speaks a lot about the locker room tension. "You've got to be able to get on the board in front of GMs and coaches come January, February and March and explain what you're doing, explain protections, that you understand where the O-line is going, that you can command an offense," Mustain told ESPN Los Angeles. . That was my way to get in the game without having to watch it on TV or listen to it on the radio.. Has Aaron Rodgers made a decision about his future with Packers? This, in effect, is where the title of the film comes from. But whatever may seem my fate, history will record a different walk for me. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. The last time he called, he was doing an interview with Houston. Bail was set at $30,000 for the felony narcotics charge. https://t.co/WRXYwqxsLG. I obviously didn't want it to be exploitative. His connection to the coach and the Razorbacks apparently led one fan on Twitter to. Hopefully he disappeared to be on the straight and narrow. We stay in touch. RHP Mitch Mustain assigned to Kannapolis Intimidators from Bristol White Sox. 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