Saturday, May 22, 2010

Razorback's Mallett on not leaving early: 'I didn't feel it was fair to people'

When, Ryan Mallett announced that he was returning for another season, the whole of Razorback nation breathed a huge sigh of relief. As did the coaching staff and pretty much anyone associated with the football program.
According to Mallett, though, there never really was any doubt as to which path his immediate football future would take.
"No, I really wasn't[thinking about leaving early," Mallett said in a FOX Sports Radio interview as relayed by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. "I told my mom I was going to graduate before I left, so I promised her that. That was one main reason I came back but also knowing who we had coming back and how great the team has a chance to be.
"Another reason was I felt like just playing one year and leaving the team, it wasn't fair to the team, to the fans and to the state. We've got the greatest fans in the NCAA I feel like. To just play one year and leave, I didn't feel like it was fair to a lot of people."

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