The Spaz
04-07-2010, 04:02 PM
To be the older brother of Rashard Mendenhall and to also be a running back has not been an easy undertaking for Walter Mendenhall, but you’re not going to hear the newest Bills RB complain.
Mendenhall not only had to be a backup behind his younger brother at Illinois, but he also had to play fullback and linebacker in his time with the Illini. Then when his brother left Illinois a year early for the NFL, Walter Mendenhall thought it would finally be his time to shine. Instead new head coach Ron Zook took his scholarship away from him, forcing him to transfer to Illinois State.
http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/04/07/mendenhall-has-persevered/
Mendenhall not only had to be a backup behind his younger brother at Illinois, but he also had to play fullback and linebacker in his time with the Illini. Then when his brother left Illinois a year early for the NFL, Walter Mendenhall thought it would finally be his time to shine. Instead new head coach Ron Zook took his scholarship away from him, forcing him to transfer to Illinois State.
http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/04/07/mendenhall-has-persevered/