VIVA Las Vegas! Get The Popcorn Ready For The Dan Mullen Era At UNLV

Dan Mullen is back on the sidelines after being hired to replace Barry Odom at UNLV this morning.

I am not quite sure what the heck Odom was thinking leaving the bright lights of the Nevada desert for the freezing cold of West Lafayette, IN. Especially after UNLV made the Mountain West Championship Game for the second straight season. What is the saying? One man's mistake is another man's opportunity......

And UNLV hit a home run with this hire. Say what you will about Mullen (and a lot has been said) but the man is a legendary QB coach. Alex Smith, Tim Tebow, Dak Prescott & Kyle Trask all flourished under Mullen's tutelage. Mullen almost got Mississippi State to the inaugural 2014 Playoffs and lost the SEC Championship by 3 to Alabama while on the Florida sidelines. 

UNLV is also made for the NIL era with all of the $$$$ flowing through the desert in Las Vegas. As long as the Runnin' Rebels pony up money to pay QBs, they will flourish under Mullen.

This era will be entertaining as hell too. I would love to see a camera on Mullen's day to day activities in Sin City. The cultural fit is off the charts comedy but the football on the field will be real serious!