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<< Previous   of   Next >> AP  (click to enlarge) Dan Mullen, offensive coordinator for Florida, will be the new head football coach at Mississippi State, a person close to the program told The Associated Press.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   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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