His team was undefeated, ranked No. 4 in the country and being mentioned as a potential national championship contender.
Now, because of his reckless and ill-timed statements after a loss to Texas A&M, Mullen has instead become a national punchline.
Three days after Florida’s head coach passionately (and stupidly) urged UF administrators to lift COVID-19 crowd restrictions and allow 90,000 fans to brave the pandemic and pack into the Swamp for Saturday’s game against LSU, there might not even be a game against LSU.
Why? Because Mullen’s Gators were forced to pause all team activities Tuesday due to a COVID-19 outbreak among 19 UF players who tested positive for the virus.