GAINESVILLE, FL — Head coach of the University of Florida football team Dan Mullen will speak on March 20 at the University Auditorium at an event hosted by ACCENT Speakers Bureau. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the speaking engagement will begin at 7 p.m. Students with a valid UFID may pick up a maximum of two tickets free of charge from the ACCENT office on the third floor of the J. Wayne Reitz Union on March 19 between the hours of noon and 5 p.m. If any tickets remain, they will be made available to the general public at the University Auditorium Box Office at noon the following day.
Dan Mullen’s career as a head coach began in 2009 when he coached the Mississippi State Bulldogs. He coached Mississippi State to an impressive 52-14 victory over Michigan in the 2011 Gator Bowl. Mullen has the second-most career wins of any Mississippi State head coach ever with a 69-46 record. In 2014, he earned the SEC Coach of the Year and the George Munger Award.
Before becoming the head coach at UF, Mullen was the Offensive Coordinator at UF from 2005 to 2008. Here, he coached two quarterbacks that each led the Gators team to Heisman consideration. These quarterbacks include Tim Tebow and Chris Leak. During his time coaching at UF, the Gators averaged more than 42 points per game each year. This has only been accomplished one other time in school history. In his final year as the Offensive Coordinator, the Gators won their second national title in three years.
Mullen is from Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. While attending Trinity High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, he played football and led his team to their state championship in 1988. At Ursinus College, he played football as a tight-end for two years. During his senior year, he was the top player in his position in the All-Centennial Conference. Mullen is now married and has three kids.
ACCENT Speakers Bureau is the nation’s largest student-run speakers bureau and is celebrating fifty years of bringing prominent, influential and controversial individuals to inspire, engage and enlighten the University of Florida community. For more information about the organization, visit www.facebook.com/accentufl or contact ACCENT Chairwoman Shelby Buchanan at (352) 273-4429 or accent@sg.ufl.edu
