UNLV Rebels head football coach Dan Mullen said working as a college football analyst was an advantage because he could watch any game and any player he wanted.
Mullen, who was an ESPN analyst, appeared on OutKick’s “Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich” to talk about some of the transfer players he’s landed since taking the Rebels job late last year.
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Daniel Mullen (Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports/File)
“Well look guys, we actually have two [quarterbacks]. Antonio Colandrea of [the University of Virginia] that I have seen a lot of works done, and Alex Orji; “And the best thing about being at ESPN is that I’ve been able to watch everyone play,” Mullen said. “You sit in that room all day and I watch every college football game. I’ve seen them all.”
Mullen also talked about what Orji can bring to the Rebels.
Orji was listed as a quarterback while playing for the Michigan Wolverines, but had more rushing attempts (78) than passing attempts (48) in his three seasons.
“Alex Orji, I mean, he’s undefeated against Ohio State. I mean, he won and… I look at what he does and you look at the strengths of the players, and he was a guy that baffled me.” last year sometimes,” Mullen said. “I’m watching it and I don’t know, I’m not in the game planning meetings, I don’t know everything that’s going on.” [at] Michigan, but I don’t know if their strengths stand out.
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Michigan quarterback Alex Orji runs the ball against Ohio State on Nov. 30, 2024. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
“In football, the coach’s job is to put a man in a position to do what he does well. That’s what coaching is all about, and if you don’t do it, you know you’re like, ‘Hey, we If you have a system, you have to run a system. Our system is: What do our guys do well? Let’s change it as coaches to put them in a position to be successful.”
“I was watching some of the games and saying, ‘Hey, when they put that guy in a position to do what he does well, Ohio State wasn’t attacking him and they’re playing for a national championship.’ ‘But to sit there and put him in a position to do things where you don’t highlight their strengths all the time is confusing to me.
Daniel Mullen (Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports/File)
Mullen last coached at Florida from 2018 to 2021. He was 34-15. Before that, he was at Mississippi State from 2009 to 2017 and went 69-46.
