Dan Mullen was always bound to end up in Starkville. It was practically fated as small coincidences throughout his life lined up and continually pointed him to the town in Mississippi the Bulldogs call home.
Mississippi State’s head coach has often shared the story of how he ended up at MSU almost eight years ago. Then the offensive coordinator at Florida, Mullen was offered the job, but he was told that he had to take it sight unseen. There was no time for a visit. He loved the opportunity, of course, but he had never been to Starkville before, and when he called his wife Megan, he told her he was uncomfortable moving their family somewhere they’d never even seen.