FAYETTEVILLE -- Scotty Thurman wanted to be a basketball coach, but he wanted to do it at Arkansas, where he helped the Razorbacks win the 1994 national championship.
That's why Thurman said he turned down several opportunities to be a college or high school coach while serving as Arkansas' director of student-athlete development the last six years.
"I'm wired a little different than most guys in that my loyalty's here," Thurman said. "I'm a Razorback, and I'll forever and always be.
"There's a reason I have never left this state nor have any intention to."
Thurman, a Ruston, La.