re: Most beloved player for each SEC school

For Arkansas, I think it's probably Darren McFadden or Brandon Burlsworth. Both are often held up as examples of players we think exemplify the Arkansas tradition, each in his own way.

McFadden was an elite player who could have gotten caught up in the recruiting process and gone out of state, but he was all Arkansas from the start. He had an incredible career and represented the university well.

Burlsworth was completely unknown and was a walk-on, but went on to become an elite offensive linemen. As great a player as he was, he was an even better person off the field.

It's also only natural that two of our most beloved players are an RB and an OL, since those are historically the two most important positions to Arkansas's program. Petrino's tenure was an aberration in that respect, although it's hard to argue with the results.