Dan Mullen explains why he showed up to postgame press conference in Darth Vader costume

After the Florida Gators routed the Missouri Tigers on Saturday (following a halftime brawl), coach Dan Mullen showed up to the press conference in an interesting outfit.

The Florida coach was dressed as Darth Vader, which many thought was a jab about the brawl.

However, as Mullen explained, it was simply a Halloween costume he had already picked out before anything happened on the field:

Apparently some people are having an issue with #DarthGator.

There are really more pressing issues to be worried about. I'm blaming these hot takes on the full moon.

Here is #Gators head coach Dan Mullen's quote about why he chose to dress as Vader in his presser. pic.twitter.com/qnxH2r3Tnl

— Jacquie Franciulli (@JacquieFran_) November 1, 2020

We’ll see what Mullen decides to dress as next year. Perhaps it won’t cause as much controversy if he dresses up after a game where there isn’t a brawl?

Florida’s defense was a surprising treat last night, stopping the Tigers in their tracks for most of the night. Now, the trick for Florida will be avoiding too many suspensions.

Adam Spencer

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