DESTIN — When Bucs rookie Nick Fitzgerald spoke at last year’s SEC media days, he still didn’t know why Dan Mullen offered the no-name recruit a scholarship spot as a quarterback at Mississippi State.
Fitzgerald had planned to ask about it during his senior year in Starkville, but Mullen left for the Gators before he got the chance.
“It’s a tough decision, because you’re looking at a guy that’s basically unrated, that nobody else is even considering,” Mullen said. “You have to trust your evaluation of who and where he is and does he fit what you’re looking for.