Landon Collins was asked what he knew about Nick Mullens before the 49ers quarterback made his debut last Thursday against the Raiders.
“Not much, honestly,” Collins said, looking toward facing him for the first time on Monday.
Collins had to be reminded that he had, in fact, faced Mullens once before.
It was on Sept. 13, 2014. Collins was a junior safety for Alabama and Mullens was the sophomore quarterback for Southern Mississippi. Alabama won, 52-12.
“That was him?” Collins said, shocked by the coincidence.
Eventually, Collins’ memory of the game started to come back … even if he was still foggy about Mullens himself.