The Razorback football program recently hired Turner Gill as its new executive director of player and staff development, and so we sat down with the former college head coach to get to know him and his vision for Arkansas. We get into why he decided to retire from coaching (4:28) and what he learned from legendary coach Tom Osborne (11:40). Gill tells us why he decided to start playing pro baseball, and how that led to him getting into coaching and winning three national titles as an assistant (17:40). We talk about what he’s bringing to his new role (27:00) and finally how his experiences as a player and coach help him relate to student-athletes (35:30).
Hog Pod Episode 23: Turner Gill
New Executive Director of Student-Athlete and Staff Development Turner Gill sits down with the Hog Pod to talk about his playing days at Nebraska, head coaching experiences and his new role with the Razorbacks.