Hours after Florida’s announcement of the firing of Dan Mullen on Sunday, Florida athletic director Scott Stricklin took to a podium and answered questions via Zoom from the assembled Gators beat for about half an hour.
To the bullet points!
- Stricklin said he came to the decision to fire Mullen on Sunday morning, not on Saturday night or immediately after Florida’s loss to Missouri
- Stricklin emphasized that the aim is for Florida to build something “sustainable” and have “sustained success.”
- Mullen was asked if he wanted to coach Florida through this Saturday’s game against Florida State, and, per Stricklin, thought about it but declined, fearing he would be a distraction for the team heading into the game.