Saturday marks a union of the familiar and the unknown.
Dan Mullen knows the sidelines of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. He knows the unmistakable scent of sweat and nachos that penetrate the air on game days.
He’s familiar with the image of the impassioned football fans that fill the Swamp, their faces plastered with orange and blue as they shout onto the field.
But then, he isn’t.
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It has been about a decade since Mullen has run through that tunnel, and many things may appear different to the first-year Florida head coach.