Give Dan Mullen credit: He knows how to sell. That's been well-established, and he probably picked up a few extra listeners for his season debut of DawgTalk tonight. It airs at 7 p.m. (on 96.3 in Tupelo, 100.9 in West Point), and Mullen tweeted earlier that some starting positions could be revealed tonight.
Then, he got more specific: "QB Position might be one of those positions named tonight." When you capitalize a common noun, you know it's extra important.
So, any guesses? We know it's either going to be Chris Relf or Tyler Russell. I'd go with Relf simply because of his experience and his supposed improvement as a passer. As a fellow writer told me the other day, though, you never know with Mullen. He certainly has a touch for the dramatic.
Besides, whoever starts might not even throw the first pass of the season. Remember who threw the first one of 2009? Yeah, Chad Bumphis, a freshman receiver at the time. It was incomplete.
So who knows, maybe Bumphis gets the nod at QB and will line up in the Wildcat formation with Relf and Russell split wide. Oh, PLEASE let that happen.
Thanks