Dan Mullen wakes up Tuesday knowing that whatever semblance of a vacation college football coaches get is over. In fact, his wife Megan could tell her husband had already mentally made the switch when they stepped off the plane on Monday back into Mississippi at the end of an enjoyable final weekend of freedom.
“You’re game-faced,” she said, noticing his business-like demeanor switch back on as he made phone calls. “Family vacation is over and it’s all ball the rest of the way.”
SEC Media Days every July is the unofficial kickoff to college football season, at least for those in the Southeastern Conference.