Darren Hiller doesn’t keep close watch over Tiawan Mullen during practice. And why would he? Hiller, Indiana’s offensive line coach, has other, larger men drawing his attention.
But that doesn’t mean that Hiller is blind to Mullen’s effect on IU’s football program. Inside IU’s locker room, Hiller sees it every day.
“You talk about LEO and unselfishness and a team football player, he’s one of my favorite guys on the football team,” Hiller said. “He’s all in. He’s positive. I’ve never heard the young man say a negative word. He’s always positive.”
And he’s routinely making positive plays, too, as a versatile contributor to IU’s upstart defense.