Dan Mullen expecting special teams surprises from Tennessee
By Andrew Olson
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An unexpected call on a special teams play can be a great way to swing momentum and pick up a quick boost. Florida head coach Dan Mullen know this well. In his young UF tenure, Mullen has already called multiple memorable fake punts, trusting Tommy Townsend to pick up a first down. On Thursday, Mullen revealed he’s expecting the Tennessee Volunteers to try some of the same things on Saturday in The Swamp.
“They have a great punter and great kicker. They love onside kicks. I expect them to try a surprise onside kick maybe first kick of the game. I expect them to fake a punt early in the game,” Mullen said on his weekly radio show, per Gator Country’s Nick de la Torre.
Mullen’s comments might just be some radio show fun. There’s a chance he could be revealing his own plans. Gamesmanship speculation is always fun ahead of a rivalry game. One things for sure, it would be a bad look for the Gators if they’re caught off guard by a Tennessee fake punt or onside kick after the head coach publicly said he is expecting to see those kind of “surprise” plays.
Florida vs. Tennessee is set for a noon ET kickoff and will air on ESPN.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
