UNLV coach Dan Mullen took an unusual approach to deny interest in the vacant job at Arkansas on Friday. Mullen, a former SEC coach himself at Mississippi State and Florida , said he had 0.0% interest in succeeding Sam Pittman, and instead urged the school to hire current Florida State offensive coordinator and former Auburn coach Gus Malzahn instead.

"0.0 interest in Arkansas," Mullen wrote on X on Friday. "Thanks for the shout out though. Y'all need to hire Gus Malzahn."

Mullen has UNLV off to a 6-0 start (2-0 in Mountain West) in his first season at the helm of the program. Mullen spent 13 seasons as a head coach in the SEC, which included guiding Mississippi State to eight consecutive bowl games. Mullen had served as an on-air analyst for ESPN since 2022. Arkansas co

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