Number82;3087782 said:
It's called the Razorback because it came from the Arkansas Razorbacks with David Lee as the offensive coordinator who is now the QB coach for Miami I believe (also our former QB coach).
Also it was originally run by Felix Jones and Darren McFadden, and Jones is on our team. It's not a tribute to Jerry.
Wrong
Arthur Gustav Malzahn III (born October 28, 1965) is the current
offensive coordinator and
quarterbacks coach for
Auburn University. Malzahn is a
high school coaching legend in the state of
Arkansas and the former
offensive coordinator at both
Arkansas and
Tulsa. He is known as one of the innovators of the
wildcat offense and has been described as "one of the sport's most innovative offensive minds, not just in the college ranks, but in all of football
Malzahn joined
Houston Nutt's staff on
December 9,
2005, as offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach,
[3] following an impressive five-year run at Springdale High School capped by one of the most dominant seasons by any high school in 2005. Given that much of Springdale High's football talent decided to follow Mr. Malzahn to Arkansas and the fact that Mr. Malzahn had never coached in college, many questioned what Houston Nutt's motives were. Malzahn was part of the Razorbacks 2006 season in which they won the
SEC Western Division championship. However, their season ended with three straight losses to
LSU,
Florida in the
SEC Championship Game, and
Wisconsin in the
Capital One Bowl to finish with a 10-4 record.
There was a widely reported tension between Houston Nutt's reliance on the ground game (which turned out to be one of the best running games in the nation in 2006) and Malzahn's philosophy of spreading the field with a no-huddle offense. The poor ending of the season only added stress to the already tense coaching relationship. Malzahn was named the National Offensive Coordinator of the Year by
Rivals.com.