Another offseason came and went without Dan Mullen loading up the moving van and fleeing Starkville, Mississippi.
There was speculation, of course, that he would take a job elsewhere. Maybe another Power 5 program would make a run at him after watching him build Mississippi State into a perennial bowl team. Or maybe the NFL would take interest given the way Dak Prescott, one of his former quarterbacks, transitioned so well to starting for the Cowboys. There were reports on both ends of the spectrum these last few months.
But in the end, Mullen sat tight and collected a four-year contract extension earlier this week that will pay him $4.