Daniel Bolden has always wanted to be a coach.
He just thought his first sniff at the job would come under different circumstances.
The University of Toledo starting linebacker suffered a season-ending torn ACL in July, delivering a blow to the Rockets’ rebuilt defense and giving the 6-foot-1, 245-pound Bolden a different perspective in 2021.
“It’s an opportunity to get into coaching a little bit earlier,” he said. “I’ll be back on the field next year, but this is going to help me tremendously when I come back to play, getting to see it from coach [Vince] Kehres’ point of view and pick his brain on why he’s calling things and why we’re running coverages in certain situations.