Dan Mullen’s feet hadn’t even hit the ground in Gainesville before he threw his first chomp in nearly a decade — right over left, as it should be.
He spent the next nine months schmoozing over Bull Gators and fans across the state. He recruited and closed strong on an abbreviated signing class. He ran two camps, installing an entirely new offense, defense and instilled a work ethic and mindset that had been missing for some time.
It was all building up to 7:30 p.m. Saturday night.
Mullen’s looked out at Florida Field like a kid staring at the candles on his birthday cake.