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SEC media days: Mississippi State not looking ahead to Dan Mullen’s return

If you were hoping the Bulldogs would bite on questions about the Florida Gators game, you're going to be disappointed. Sorry.
 
Published July 18, 2018

ATLANTA — If the Dan Mullen's return to Starkville on Sept. 29 is going to be one of the biggest games in Mississippi history, his former Mississippi State players aren't ready to talk about it.

"We know it's a big-time SEC game," safety Mark McLaurin said Wednesday during SEC media days. "We're just going to have to wait until that day comes."

When it comes, the atmosphere should be intense. SEC head coaches rarely jump from one team to another; if you know the last time that happened, and a coach's new team visited his old team in Year 1, let me know.

In the meantime, the Bulldogs are following the cliché of taking things day by day. But how might Mullen be received when he returns to Starkville as the Gators' head coach?

"I don't know," defensive end Gerri Green said. "He was a great coach. He did a lot of great things for Mississippi State University. I think the fans will probably cheer him on."