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Mississippi State Hires New Football Coach

By WKRG Staff/The Associated Press

Published: Wed, December 10, 2008 - 3:52 pm Last Updated: Wed, December 10, 2008 - 3:59 pm

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BREAKING NEWS

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen will be the new football coach at Mississippi State.
A spokesman confirmed the hire to The Associated Press on
Wednesday afternoon. Mullen will be arriving in Starkville later in
the day and will be introduced at a news conference Thursday.
Mullen has been an assistant coach for 14 years and spent the
last eight with Florida coach Urban Meyer at Bowling Green, Utah
and Florida.
The top-ranked Gators won the Southeastern Conference
championship with a dominant offense led by Tim Tebow and will play
No. 2 Oklahoma for the BCS national championship next month.

2005-2008: Florida (Offensive Coordinator; Quarterbacks)
2003-04: Utah (Quarterbacks)
2001-02: Bowling Green (Quarterbacks)
1999-00: Notre Dame (Graduate Assistant Offense)
1998: Syracuse (Graduate Assistant Offense)
1996-97: Columbia (Wide Receivers)
1994-95: Wagner (Wide Receivers)

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