Sunday was a tough day for everyone within the Gators program. Dan Mullen recruited most of these players out of high school or via the transfer portal, and he provided a fresh start for the few fifth- and sixth-year seniors that were around during the collapse of the Jim McElwain era.
Mullen and the upperclassmen accomplished a lot together. They went to three New Year’s Six bowl games. They won the SEC East. They won big games against LSU, Florida State, Michigan, Miami, Auburn and Georgia.
For four years, Mullen was the one who led the Monday morning team meeting.