Dan Mullen going after another prospect with strong Mississippi State ties
It would appear Dan Mullen has his sights set on poaching prospects from his former school, Mississippi State.
On the same day as Mississippi State commit and Seminary, Miss., native Nathan Pickering announced he plans to take an official visit to Gainesville, Malik Heath announced the Gators had extended him a scholarship offer. If you were unaware, Pickering is MSU’s highest-rated commitment for the 2019 recruiting cycle while Heath was the school’s highest-rated signee in the 2018 class.
After failing to qualify at Mississippi State, Heath enrolled in Copiah-Lincoln Community College. He was rated as the No. 1 overall prospect from Mississippi in the 2018 recruiting cycle and stuck with his pledge to MSU after Joe Moorhead took over in Starkville.
Heath took to Twitter to announce the news on Wednesday:
blessed to have an offer from university of Florida🐊🔶🔵 pic.twitter.com/wZTn5JXS1O
— Ugly〽️an🤦🏾♂️ (@MalikHeath2) October 30, 2018
As if Florida’s trip to Starkville wasn’t awkward enough for Mullen and the Mississippi State fan base, while the two sides are not scheduled to meet on the field for the foreseeable future, they continue to battle each other every day on the recruiting trail. If there wasn’t enough animosity between the Hail State faithful and the new Florida coach, stealing elite prospect out from under the school will only serve to stoke those flames moving forward.
what a piece…………
Of Carpetbagger?
Of course he is. That’s what college coaches do…recruit kids they’ve met.
Yeah not sure why anyone would expect him not to pursue players he had been in contact with.
That said, have a good vacation to Florida. Pickering is still a Bulldog through and through.
Not sure Gainsville is a vacation Mecca. But, ok. I agree that Mullen is just doing what any good college coach would do. I still hate him, though. OK…hate like I hated that beautiful girl who dumped me in High School, and I woulda taken her back in a heartbeat.
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I didn’t say enjoy the white sandy beaches man.
What if I rent a cabin in the middle of the woods and go stay hours away from my home? It’s no “mecca”, but it’s still a vacation.
No way after he walked out on us. Moorhead is an upgrade
Pickering is taking an OV but he tweeted out a picture in his meu gear, sayin he’s committed. Mullen’s getting killed on the recruitin trail in Florida. He has to kids that he already knows because he’s to lazy to do the leg work needed to form new relationships
Dan’s not lazy. he already has a relationship from crootin these kids while in Dawgpatch. These guys will visit other places too. Don’t worry about things you can’t control. If they go somewhere else then good, they don’t need to be in maroon and white anyway.