Dan Mullen responds to questions about his future after painful loss at Missouri
By Keith Farner
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Dan Mullen is facing increasing amounts of pressure and calls for his job after Florida fell to Missouri on Saturday in overtime, 24-23.
The Gators return to action next week against Florida State.
Mullen responded to questions about Anthony Richardson, late-game play-calling and the direction of the program.
Here’s a sampling of what Mullen told the media after the game:
“The Florida football program is going to be here for a long time. It’s not about one game. Got to make the program better.”
— Dan Mullen, answering a question about what the Gators have to do in the next week.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) November 21, 2021
Mullen said Anthony Richardson was banged up and limited in practice this week, so he didn’t consider going to him.
— Andy Staples (@Andy_Staples) November 21, 2021
#Gators coach Dan Mullen said he met with Scott Stricklin last week about assistant coaching hires, direction of the program. Points out seven loss in one-possession games ‘We have to find out how to make that one last play.’
— Edgar Thompson (@osgators) November 21, 2021
Mullen says he’s disappointed that they didn’t find a way to win another one-score game. They made critical penalties, didn’t score touchdowns in the red zone and didn’t create any turnovers. They’re not making plays, and that’s disappointing.
— Ethan Hughes (@ehughes97) November 21, 2021
Mullen says his conversation with Stricklin was on things they need to improve. They’ve always worked well together. “I love being the coach of the Gators. We’re giving it everything we have every single week.”
— Ethan Hughes (@ehughes97) November 21, 2021
Mullen says #Gators thought Mizzou would be spread defensively, which is why they went with a draw on the first play of that last 4Q drive. RB slipped and fell, then things changed
— Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) November 21, 2021
Mullen: It’s a play here and there…that’s on us (as coaches, he means)
— Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) November 21, 2021
Mullen says he wants to be here. “I love being the coach of the Gators.”
— Matt Baker (@MBakerTBTimes) November 21, 2021
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
