Frank Mulipola and Kris McCullough don’t have your typical player-coach relationship.
To be fair, seventh-year seniors and 29-year-old head coaches at the college level don’t exactly grow on trees, so when they end up together, it creates a unique connection.
During their time together at UT-Permian Basin, a DII program in Odessa, Texas, the pair bonded over football and as fathers of young sons.
Now entering his third season leading the Falcons, McCullough will watch from afar as his star defensive lineman makes the jump to Arkansas — quite the rise for someone who grew up in American Samoa.