I have to believe that Mullen was interviewed, and offered the job at some point.
Either way, if you're a Mississippi State fan, you have to be extremely happy right now. You've got a really good coach who seems committed to building Mississippi State.
You can't tell me you / everyone wasn't thinking the same last year when we hired Derek Dooley from La Tech that went 4-8 the previous year. 4-8 at La Tech is worse than 5-7 in the Big 12
Interview and feelers are two different things. I'm sure he spoke to Stoops, Petersen and Harbaugh camps about the job. No way Will was #1 on the list.
I can not believe that they hired a coach without head coaching experience. The recipe for disaster is that Meyer will still be involved with the program with an inexperienced head coach in place. I also see this as Zook, ver.2
Again, sorry Bumi. Trey Burton was my source. Talked to Pat Muschamp tonight and he was suprised as anyone. Evidently, UF contacted Will 20 minutes after UM resigned. I'm from Rome, GA, WM's home town, and no one saw this coming. I think this a terrible hire for UF considering the coaches available.