Dan Mullen had an opportunity to answer questions openly, honestly, and compassionately. Instead, his press conference left many with a sour taste in their mouth.
Dan Mullen knew what he was walking into at SEC Media Days. He knew it was coming. The entire Jeffery Simmons saga has been rolling along all offseason and it's been building up to this moment. The moment that Dan Mullen would have to answer to the press for the University's decision to bring Jeffery Simmons into the football program.
It was a sink or swim moment for Dan Mullen. But it didn't go well.