High School

Dan Mullen played quarterback and defensive end on his high school football team. He played forward on his high school basketball team. His football coach Peter Bergeron said, “If someone asked me to describe Dan as an athlete and a person, I would say he was relentless. You always got his best effort.” Begeron said, "He was very agile. He was a great student of the game. ... He was like a coach on the field, whether it was offense or defense." "Dan was the kind of kid who was always on time, always prepared whether it was for sports or class,” Bergeron said. “He set a great example for the other kids. He wasn’t the rah-rah type but he led by actions and example. He was a real pleasure to coach and a real gentleman and I don’t say that about every kid.” ^[1]

College

Dan Mullen lettered as a tight end at Division III Unsinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. He made first-team, all-conference. ^[2]

Coaching

From 1994 to 2000 Dan Mullen coached at Wagner, Columbia, Syracuse and Notre Dame. In 2001 and 2002 Dan Mullen was Urban Meyer's quarterback coach at Bowling Green. In 2003 and 2004 Meyer and Mullen coached Utah. From 2005 to 2008 Mullen was Urban Meyer's quarterback coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Florida. From 2009 to 2017 Mullen was the head coach at Mississippi State. From 2018 to 2021 Mullen was the head coach at the University of Florida.

References

1. https://www.jacksonville.com/story/sports/college/uf-gators/2018/08/31/dan-mullen-learned-relentless-effort-during-high-school-days-in-new-hampshire/10873107007/

2. https://sports.yahoo.com/where-does-dan-mullen-playing-162055222.html