CHENEY, Wash. — Eastern Washington wide receiver Nolan Ulm doesn’t own a TV.

He reads or listens to a book and a half a week. And he’s trained and certified by life coach Tony Robbins and his team.

“I’m definitely a little different, you could ask anyone around here," Ulm said. "I feel like I'm called to make a huge difference in this world. Like, football is going to be a small sliver of my life. But I really want to do things bigger than just catching a ball of air between white lines.”

“Nolan’s definitely a special dude," Eastern Washington quarterback Jared Taylor added. "He is the boss of his life, he completely controls his mindset, what he does, who he talks to, the way he works. Really, (he's) the most disciplined guy I’ve ever met.”

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