Washington doesn't have anything different than what most schools have, which are guards who drive, penetrate and try to score. Once Mike Hopkins realizes what those guards present in terms of tempo and role in the offense, Mulcahy is not playing PG at Washington and would not be playing exclusively at PG at RU.
His role is best suited off the ball and to be a corner 3 point shooter and to play a couple of possessions on the ball.
Once you also factor in the financial aspect of NIL and what that is, Washington paid the most and that's where he went. Just because they paid the most, doesn't mean they're going to get the most production out of the player.
It comes down to roles and responsibilities and his minutes, points and production are down across the board, which is expected when the minutes are cut from the 32 range last year, to where its been recently at Washington, which is in the 20 to 22 minute range. NIL comes into play, based on need and production and who are the alternatives that can produce in the same amount of minutes the player would be expected to play.
Can RU get similar or better production without a large amount of NIL money being spent?? The answer so far for this year and beyond this year into 2024-25, is yes.