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Former coach says magnificent Darren McFadden suffered 'injustice'
Darren McFadden needed only one play to convince his Arkansas coaches they had never seen a running back like him wearing Razorback red.
Arkansas coach Houston Nutt and his brother Danny, the UA running backs coach, already knew they had a talented player. But even they were surprised at the burst and power McFadden flashed in his first game.
"We put him in the game, true freshman, and on his first play Danny and I turned and looked at each other," said Houston Nutt. "Danny said, 'That's different.' And I said, 'That's a lot different.'
"The way he hit the hole, with hardly a crease available and the linebackers pinching in, and somehow reaching the second level, it was just special."
How Arkansas football's No. 5 jersey patch honoring Darren McFadden came to be
On Saturday, another number — albeit not retired — joined Brandon Burlsworth's 77 and Clyde Scott's 12 on the south end zone videoboard at Reynolds Razorback Stadium: Darren McFadden's No. 5.
The athletics department announced in July that McFadden's number would be honored, not retired, and a patch would be added to both the offensive and defensive No. 5 jerseys. The patch features the silhouette of McFadden running and his initials, D.M.
This season, the patch is worn by defensive tackle Cam Ball and wide receiver Ja'Kayden Ferguson.
McFadden, the Doak Walker Award winner and Heisman Trophy runner-up in both 2006 and 2007, was honored on the field during Arkansas' game against Texas A&M on Saturday.
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