Gordon Hayward came this close to going down as the biggest hero in NCAA Tournament history. There's not sense in rehashing all the details, we've all seen it, we've all heard the reactions, it just wasn't supposed to play out with Butler winning a national championship last season. Even so, the current Utah Jazz rookie will undoubtedly be remembered for his leading role in one of the greatest March Madness runs of all time.

Now that the Bulldogs are back for another go-around Hayward is reliving last year all over again - not necessarily by choice - and has the unique opportunity to watch something he lived from the perspective of a fan this time through. Mid-Major Madness had the chance to talk with Hayward for a few minutes to talk about everything from last year's national championship, adjusting to life in the NBA and his new promotional work with Subway. Follow along after the jump to here what the Jazz rookie had to say.

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