Well, it is official now. Mississippi State University has a new football coach — Dan Mullen. Mr. Mullen was most recently the offensive coördinator at the University of Florida. That’s right, MSU fans! The guy who led the Florida offense to one of their most successful records has been tapped as the new head coach for the Bulldogs! I don’t know about you, but I’m very excited about next year’s prospects.
Mullen, 36, comes to Mississippi State from the University of Florida, where he has spent the past four years as offensive coördinator and quarterbacks coach. During his time in Gainesville, Mullen has directed the Gator offense to consecutive top finishes among Southeastern Conference offenses. Florida ranked first in the SEC in scoring offense and total offense in 2008, averaging 45.2 points and 442.4 yards per game. And under Mullen’s tutelage in 2007, UF led the league with an average of 42.5 points and 457.2 yards per contest. (MstateAthletics)
If Mr. Mullen can turn State’s program around, we could potentially go on to be a major contender in the SEC next year. Just look at what Houston Nutt did with Olé Miss. I believe Dan Mullen can do that with MSU. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
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