By ESPN | Created at 2024-12-12 19:35:55 | Updated at 2024-12-12 21:49:57
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Dec 12, 2024, 02:19 PM ET
ESPN college football analyst Dan Mullen, the former head coach at Florida and Mississippi State, has agreed in principle to a five-year deal to be UNLV's next head coach, a source told ESPN's Pete Thamel on Thursday.
The deal isn't signed, but it is expected to be finalized in the near future, a source told ESPN.
Mullen last coached with the Gators in 2021, when he was fired after four seasons with a 34-15 record, an appearance in the SEC Championship Game and three New Year's Six bowl games. Prior to that, he coached nine seasons at Mississippi State, and he has a career record of 103-61 over 13 seasons.
Mullen joined ESPN as a college football analyst in 2022.
He replaces Barry Odom, who left UNLV to take the head coaching job at Purdue on Dec. 8.
Odom went 19-8 in two seasons and led the Rebels to back-to-back Mountain West championship game appearances.
UNLV (10-3) will face Cal (6-6) in the Art of Sport LA Bowl on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).
