With several high-profile firings shaking up the season, Dan Mullen ’s name unexpectedly surfaced as a potential fit for Arkansas . After a brutal 56–13 loss to Notre Dame, which cost Sam Pittman his job, Bobby Petrino has temporarily taken the helm. But the Razorbacks began their search for a permanent face, and it didn’t take long for one familiar SEC name to surface: Dan Mullen. But within a day after the rumors surfaced, the UNLV head coach took to social media to dismiss the talk and even offered an alternative suggestion.
On October 17, retweeting Coey Robinson Enthusiast’s tweet, Mullen put an end to all the head coaching rumors. “0.0 interest in Arkansas. Thanks for the shout out though. Y’all need to hire Gus Malzahn.” But what made him take matters into his own hands t