Q: How has it been getting started with the Raiders and what have you enjoyed about the new role so far?
McCullough: It’s been great. The opportunity to come back to the NFL and be with this great franchise and be with Pete Carroll and the great staff he put together; it’s been really good. We’re learning the offense, forming relationships with the guys and just getting ready to have a great season.
Q: You’re coming off an incredible year at Notre Dame. You make it to the national championship and then two weeks later, you’re announced as part of Pete Carroll’s staff. How did everything play out from the end of the college season to your decision to come to Las Vegas?
McCullough: Since I left the NFL several years ago with the Kansas City Chiefs, there have always been opportunities for me to come back, a lot of opportunities actually. For me, it had to be the right opportunity under the right leadership. We had a great season this year at Notre Dame. It was a great three-year run there for the team and for me personally. My running backs were elite. When the season ended, I really wasn’t looking to do anything. This opportunity came and Coach Carroll called. I still have the message on my phone. He left a message, and he said, “I heard that you’re the best running backs coach in the country. I’m looking for the best running backs coach in the country.” I was flattered by that and then had a great conversation with him, and it led me here.
Q: You’re now working with offensive coordinator Chip Kelly, who was on the opposite sideline during your last game at Notre Dame. What has it been like working with him and what’s his personality like around the building?
McCullough: A guy I worked with at USC several years ago – one of the strength coaches – had worked with Chip at UCLA and he spoke very highly of him. But I ended up speaking with Chip before I came and as soon as we got on the phone, I knew we’d work well together….
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