INDIANAPOLIS -- Matt Rhule and three of his staff members arrived Friday at the NFL combine in predictable attire: black pullovers emblazoned with B-U in gold lettering.
Rhule is Baylor's head coach and his companions -- defensive line coach Elijah Robinson, player personnel director Evan Cooper and assistant player personnel director Mike Wallace -- also work for the university. Their team-issued gear made them no different than the other coaches and personnel types navigating the hotel lobbies and convention center corridors of downtown Indianapolis during combine weekend.
The truth: they were different. Their presence at the combine had little to do with where they are and a lot to do with where they used to be.