In latest pupil vs. teacher battle, Mullen looks to topple Meyer
Sometimes in college football, Daniel-san has to try to crane-kick Mr. Miyagi’s butt. Luke Skywalker has to challenge Yoda to a lightsaber duel. Dewey Oxberger’s unit has to capture a hill from a unit led by Sgt. Hulka.
The incestuous nature of the coaching biz can turn a mentor into an opponent, a prodigy into a roadblock. We saw it earlier this season when first-year Washington coach Steve Sarkisian beat his old boss, USC’s Pete Carroll. We saw it again last weekend when first-year Boston College coach Frank Spaziani whipped his mentor, NC State coach Tom O’Brien, by 32 points.
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