Jeff Mullen

Position: Quarterbacks Years At Wake Forest: Entering 6th Year In 2006

Jeff Mullen begins his sixth season at Wake Forest and his fourth as the quarterbacks coach.

Mullen oversaw the career quarterback of Cory Randolph. Despite starting only 25 games for the Deacons under center, Randolph finished as the school's 3rd-most accurate passer in history, completing almost 58 percent of his 570 career passes. His 330 completions went for 3,883 yards, making him the 10th all-time leading passer in Wake Forest history.

As a senior, Randolph broke the Wake Forest single season record for completion percentage, hitting on 65 percent of his passes. Randolph finished his career with 3,883 yards and 16 touchdown passes.

He also rushed for 741 career yards and seven touchdowns. He became only the third quarterback in ACC history to throw for 300 yards and rush for 100 yards in the same game when he did it against East Carolina in 2004, joining Woody Dantzler and Charlie Ward.

Mullen has also guided the development of junior Benjamin Mauk, who started six games and led the team in passing yards in 2005.

Four of the 10 longest passing plays in Demon Deacon history came from the hands of one of Mullen's quarterbacks, including an 85-yard play from Mauk to Jason Anderson in 2004, which ties for the longest-ever at Wake Forest.

During his first two years with the Deacons, he helped develop the Wake Forest exterior line into one of the best in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In 2001 and 2002, Mullen guided the careers of Deacon tackles Tim Bennett, a 2002 Academic All-District selection, and Mark Moroz, who earned honorable mention All-ACC honors. Mullen also oversaw the successful careers of tight end Ray Thomas and fullback Ovie Mughelli, both of whom have moved on to the professional level. Mughelli scored a team-best 12 touchdowns in 2002 - the most by a Deacon rusher in over 30 years - and was selected in the fourth round of the NFL draft by Baltimore. Thomas initially signed a free-agent contract with the Buffalo Bills and then with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.

Following a successful nine seasons at Ohio University, Mullen, like most of the current Deacon coaching staff, followed head coach Jim Grobe to Winston-Salem in December 2000.

Mullen joined Grobe's Ohio University staff as fullbacks coach in December 1994, before moving to tight ends and offensive tackles coach in 1996.

He began his stint in Ohio in 1992 as a graduate assistant for the Bobcat offense. After two seasons in that capacity, he spent the 1994 season as the program's video coordinator and administrative assistant. Mullen became an assistant coach upon Grobe's arrival in December 1994.

Prior to going to Ohio, Mullen served as a defensive graduate assistant for the University of Hawaii in 1991.

Before that, he began his coaching career at Hamilton Township (OH) High School in 1990. Over the course of his career, Mullen has coached quarterbacks, wide receivers, tight ends, the offensive line and the defensive secondary.

As a defensive back at Wittenberg (OH) University, Mullen was a three-year starter, four-year letterwinner and a 1989 All-America selection.

A native of Lima, Ohio, Mullen received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Wittenberg University in 1990 and a master's degree in athletic administration from Ohio University in 1993.

Mullen and his wife Andrea have three children - son Nate and daughters, Rami and Maggie.