Former Arkansas head coach Houston Nutt appeared on 103.7 the Buzz in Little Rock to discuss the Arkansas head coaching search. Nutt was at the helm of the Razorbacks from 1998-2007.

Nutt was first asked if he was offered the job if he would take it. He first referenced when he got the initial interview interview at Arkansas.

“...it didn’t take us long before the state was united,” Nutt said, reflecting on when he was brought aboard. “We went to every high school in the state of Arkansas with nine coaches... and what I appreciate so much is guys like Grant Garrett and Darren McFadden, Boo Williams, Ryan Hale, and Russ Brown, I can go on and on about the players who have reached out and said ‘Come on coach, come back and let’s get this thing going again.’ I’d like to , I would, but I’d only want to come back if they want me -- if the athletic director (Hunter Yuracek), and the state wants me. It’d have to be that -- togetherness.

“This is a crossroads. This is a big time decision for the University of Arkansas. This has got to be the right fit. You can’t just say “Oh, this is Chad Morris’ fault,” because I saw it back in 2010, 2011, 2012. I saw recruiting going down. I saw it getting slower, and recruiting is the lifeline as you all know...Arkansas is a little different. You have to start at Arkansas, and they may not be a four-star right off the bat...There are so many names that didn’t start out a five star, but guess where they ended up? Because they had the fight and the heart of wanting to be a Razorback, and to me, that’s what it’s about. So yeah, I’d love to come back, but again, it has to be right and everybody as to be together, and it’s not easy. Because you are in the toughest conference in America.”

Nutt went 75-48 including a 42-38 mark in the SEC during his 10-year career in Arkansas. The 62-year old has deep Arkansas roots. He is from Little Rock and played two years for the Razorbacks before transferring to Oklahoma State. He returned to Arkansas as a graduate assistant in 1983 and was the wide receivers coach from 1990-1992.

Things didn’t end all that well for at the end of the 2007 season when he resigned from Arkansas. One day after resigning amid several controversies and rumors, he was hired as head coach of Ole Miss, a huge rival of Arkansas. He coached four seasons there before being fired at the end of the 2011 season and has not coached since.

Young is the longest tenured Razorbacks coach this century and was 18-8 in his final two seasons. Arkansas’ next head coach will be its third since the start of the 2013 season, and it will definitely be looking for some stability.