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Published 09/04/2022, 6:06 AM EDT

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One of America’s favorite professional golfers, John Daly, is known for his colorful personality. Along with his brilliant business skills, people admire his dressing sense as well.

Turns out, the 56-YO is one of the biggest fans of the Arkansas Razorbacks and seemingly wants to put a stamp on it.

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The football team took the opportunity. Perhaps they believed they knew exactly what John Daly could bring to a college football pregame.

Ready to be surprised? Explosiveness awaits!

John Daly absolutely loves Arkansas

John Daly is not just a regular fan. He is passionate about the Arkansas Razorbacks and the reason is his long history with Arkansas. Daly was born in the southern US state, and spent his entire childhood there.

He went to the University of Arkansas on a golf scholarship. Although he dropped out of college without graduating, the place surely has a special place in his heart. Notably, the man with various talents used to play football during his college days.

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The SEC Network wanted to commemorate his love for Arkansas and they found a perfect way to do it. The Network made Daly’s day by getting him to the set as the latter enjoyed a football match.

The Red Cloud

On Saturday in Fayetteville, John Daly took a shot with an exploding golf ball. It was all red in the air as fans cheered. One could see the happiness on Daly’s face. It was not just him; he had some help from Tim Tebow.

Daly happily hit the golf ball with excitement, and it turned into a cloud of nothing but Razorback red. You can watch his mighty shot in the video on Twitter, posted by @ArkRazorbacks.

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The Hog faithful cheered along with Tebow, Roman Harper, Jordan Rodgers, Paul Finebaum, and Laura Rutledge. Daly’s shot also impressed them.

The ‘SEC National’ match was between Arkansas and Cincinnati. It was a top-25 showdown. No.19 Razorback rose under Sam Pittman and entered the third year as the head Hog.

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For the uninitiated, Daly’s favourite Arkansas Razorbacks are a famous college team in the NCAA Division. They play in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Their mascot is the wild hog, also known as the feral pig. John Daly was among the many Arkansas fans that were excited and eagerly waiting for kickoff at 2:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. ET.

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Saumya Yashawant

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A Commerce graduate who turned her passion into her profession, Saumya is a Golf writer at Essentially Sports. Having developed the love for the sport at a very young age, she watched Tiger Woods and caught inspiration from his legacy early on. Apart from Woods, she shares great admiration for her country's players like Vishwanathan Anand and Neeraj Chopra.
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