Gators linebackers coach/interim defensive coordinator Christian Robinson doesn’t know where he’d be without Dan Mullen.
In 2017, Mullen hired Robinson as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State, reuniting him with defensive coordinator Todd Grantham, who he played for at Georgia.
When Mullen and Grantham left for Florida after the season, they could’ve hired just about anybody they wanted to be their linebackers coach. The University of Florida is a dream destination, so they probably could’ve hired someone with 20 years of experience if they wanted to.
Instead, they took a chance on Robinson, who at the time had only been coaching for five years and was only five years removed from his playing days.