Shortly after he accepted the Florida head coaching job in November 2017, Dan Mullen received a text message from Emory Jones, one of the top high school quarterbacks in America.
Jones had been committed to Ohio State for more than a year, but Mullen was the first coach to offer him a scholarship as a freshman and operated a similar offensive scheme as the Buckeyes.
“[Jones] says, ‘Coach, when this shakes out, be ready. I want to be your quarterback,’” Mullen said at SEC Media Days. “And not, ‘I want to look at Florida. I want to consider this,’ or ‘I’m thinking about flipping schools.