"The young coaches have passed me up. I'm very humbled now," said Mendenhall, who turned 45 in February. "The first year, three players beat me. Now, like 40 of them beat me. It's a good sign because I had the same time, they're just better."
Senior wide receiver Matt Marshall won the challenge, Mendenhall said.
HE SAID IT: When asked which road trips he's most excited about, Mendenhall said, "I've never been to Oxford (Miss.) before. The last time I was in Austin, (Texas) I was playing at Oregon State. We got beat 61-16, so I'm anxious to kind of fix that. I haven't been back to Corvallis, which is where I played and coached. I'm anxious to get back and see what they've done there."
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