When Dan Mullen previewed the national championship game on a podcast earlier this month, he sure sounded like a guy immersed in his role as an ESPN analyst and not a former coach simply passing the time until he received a chance to rejoin the profession.
“It’s a different lifestyle,” Mullen told Ralph Russo on the AP Top 25 College Football podcast. “I haven’t missed many of my kids’ games and enjoying time with the wife. It’s certainly different, way less stressful but keeps you involved in the game, and I’m really enjoying it.