Former ESPN college football analyst and Florida Gators head coach Dan Mullen has been a known critic of the Georgia Bulldogs for some time. However, now that Mullen has a new coaching job with the UNLV Rebels, he will be far away from Georgia.
Dan Mullen will be leading the UNLV Rebels in 2025. He agreed in principle to a five-year deal with the Rebels on Thursday. The deal hasn’t been completely finalized yet, but the financial terms should come out soon, according to ESPN.
Mullen most recently coached at Florida from 2018-2021. He coached talented, but often undisciplined teams that came close to the College Football Playoff at times (see: 2020), but never reached them.
Mullen was fired in 2021 after a loss to Missouri sunk the Gators to a 5-6 record. He had a 34-15 record with Florida. Before that, he coached at Mississippi State for nine years with a 69-46 record.
Mullen will replace Barry Odom, who left UNLV to coach Purdue on Dec. 8. The Rebels will lose a lot of talent due to graduation next year, including their starting quarterback, linebacker Jackson Woodward, the Mountain West defensive player of the year, and wide receiver Ricky White III, who won the Mountain West special teams player of the year award after blocking four punts.
