What Dan Mullen said after Florida’s 40-17 win over Florida State
By Keith Farner
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Finishing off the season with a win over another big program in the state is sweet for the Florida Gators. They did it with a 40-17 victory over Florida State, which ended the 4-game losing streak in Gainesville to the Seminoles.
QB Kyle Trask passed for 3 first-half touchdowns, including 2 to WR Freddie Swain. It means the Gators clinched two straight 10-win seasons for the first time in a decade. Florida did it early, as the Gators scored touchdowns on 4 of their first 5 possessions.
Here’s what coach Dan Mullen said after the game:
Dan Mullen: “Heck of a year for us, we beat the ‘Semis’ like that and then we beat Miami at the beginning of the year.”
— Kyle Wood (@Kkylewood) December 1, 2019
Mullen: “Resume-wise, I think we have a pretty solid resume to be a top 10 team.”
— Kyle Wood (@Kkylewood) December 1, 2019
“We’ll see, Baylor beat a 6 win team last week, moved up five spots.”
-Dan Mullen on where Florida will play it’s bowl. Well done.
— Mike Murabito (@mikemurabito) December 1, 2019
“We’re 10-2. We played a tough non-conference schedule.”
Mullen politicking some.
“We lost two games by 24 points to two teams that are top-4 in the country.”
— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) December 1, 2019
Mullen on seniors: “I’m very thankful in them for believing in me.”
— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) December 1, 2019
Freddie “tweaked his knee” Mullen says he could have pushed through but he could have made it worse. “We fully expect him to play in the bowl game, that’s why we held him out.”
— Nick de la Torre (@NickdelaTorreGC) December 1, 2019
“That’s going to be huge for us. I could sit here and talk to you for 45 minutes about it.” — Mullen on importance of new football training facility, which was previewed on video boards prior to game.
— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) December 1, 2019
Mullen: “I thank all of Gator Nation” for coming out and supporting team, helping it go undefeated at home.
— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) December 1, 2019
#Gators coach Dan Mullen: “I think we did enough to get a New Year’s Six Bowl. Maybe even more.”
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall_) December 1, 2019
“The way we finished that game I thought was fantastic.” — Mullen on going hard ’til end
— Scott Carter (@GatorsScott) December 1, 2019
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
