Everett, Wash.
Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Dan Mullen to take over as Mississippi State's football coach

Associated Press

 JACKSON, Miss. -- Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen will be the new football coach at Mississippi State.

A spokesman confirmed the hire to The Associated Press on Wednesday afternoon. Mullen will be arriving in Starkville, Miss., later in the day and will be introduced at a news conference Thursday.

Mullen has been an assistant coach for 14 years and spent the past eight with Florida coach Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, Utah and Florida.

The top-ranked Gators won the Southeastern Conference championship with a dominant offense led by Tim Tebow and play No. 2 Oklahoma for the BCS national championship next month.
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