ESPN school soccer analyst Dan Mullen, the previous head coach at Florida and Mississippi State, has agreed in precept to a five-year deal to be UNLV’s subsequent head coach, a supply advised ESPN’s Pete Thamel on Thursday.
The deal is not signed, however it’s anticipated to be finalized within the close to future, a supply advised ESPN.
Mullen final coached with the Gators in 2021, when he was fired after 4 seasons with a 34-15 document, an look within the SEC championship recreation and three New Year’s Six bowl video games. Prior to that, he coached 9 seasons at Mississippi State, and he has a profession document of 103-61 over 13 seasons.
Mullen joined ESPN as a university soccer analyst in 2022.
He replaces Barry Odom, who left UNLV to take the top teaching job at Purdue on Dec. 8.
Odom went 19-8 in two seasons and led the Rebels to back-to-back Mountain West championship recreation appearances.
UNLV (10-3) will face Cal (6-6) within the Art of Sport LA Bowl on Wednesday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Football Scoop first reported Mullen’s candidacy with UNLV.
