Gone are the days of watching the Sun Belt’s dominance over the college football landscape. Because in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, SEC football is back.
In Dan Mullen’s third year as coach, he will face an old rival from a past life in Ole Miss, as the No. 5 Gators will open their season more than 530 miles north of Gainesville in Oxford, Mississippi.
“I have five great memories and four terrible memories,” Mullen said of his time at Mississippi State, where he finished with a 5-4 record against the Rebels. He’s looking for a sixth “great” one, his first since leaving Starkville for Gainesville.