After a six-year head-coaching stint in Starksville, Dan Mullen returns to Gainesville to be the next head coach at Florida. Mullen served as the Gators' offensive coordinator/quarterback coach from 2005-08 before taking the Mississippi State job.
Gator country couldn't be happier to welcome Mullen back, with even a few Gainesville legends chiming in on the hiring:
Full Circle: Welcome Back, Dan
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 26, 2017
📰 by @GatorsScott: https://t.co/JglZCIbVK8#GoGators pic.twitter.com/0JFwY7k1NP
Happy to have you back, @CoachDanMullen.#GoGators pic.twitter.com/TuwSN6yyGz
— Coach Steve Spurrier (@SteveSpurrierUF) November 26, 2017
Thrilled that #GatorNation gets a coach who accepts our Championship expectations! Congrats and welcome home @CoachDanMullen and Ms.Megan! #LetsGet#4
— Tim Tebow (@TimTebow) November 26, 2017
✅ Success as a Gator
— Scott Stricklin (@ScottStricklin) November 26, 2017
✅ Success as an SEC head coach
✅ Success w/QBs & offense
Dan is a great fit for @GatorsFB. #GoGators pic.twitter.com/yHgye5mABY
Mullen's former Bulldogs QBs also wished him luck at Florida:
Thank you coach Mullen for building this program into what it is today. But a program is bigger than 1 person! We pride ourselves on our ability to always give relentless effort and I am very excited to be able to lead this team to a new level next season! #HaiIState
— Nick Fitzgerald (@nickfitz07) November 26, 2017
"I'm happy for @CoachDanMullen & his family to be joining back with @ScottStricklin. Florida's players & fans are very lucky. He knows his players, knows how to get the best out of each individual, and his confidence is contagious for the whole program." -- @dak pic.twitter.com/ahNU1N8ynF
— Gators Football (@GatorsFB) November 27, 2017
Circle Sept. 29, 2018, on the calendar. That's when Mullen will lead his Gators into Davis Wade Stadium.
-- Paul Saldaña