Before she was Mama Shelly, Shelly Mullenix was TiTi.
Mullenix’s titles, nicknames, and job responsibilities seem to be in eternal competition to outnumber the other, each reflecting the need she serves to the population that wields it.
There’s the aforementioned Mama Shelly, the most common cognomen around LSU’s Football Operations facility, especially among its student-athletes. Mama Shelly is the maternal protector of her athletes, doling out tough love, lending a sympathetic shoulder, and taping sprained ankles.
Senior Associate Athletic Director of Health and Wellness Shelly Mullenix is the most bureaucratic, a title she earned this summer in a new, transformational role in the athletic department.