Chad Simmons is a Recruiting Analyst for Rivals.com. He was the expert on The Next Class on Fox Sports South from 2011-2015. He currently covers Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.
Reports have circulated that Dan Mullen has agreed to leave Mississippi State to become the next head coach at Florida. The Bulldogs currently have 27 verbal commitments and rank No. 11 on the Rivals Team Rankings.
The commitments have started to react to the news and we will continue to update this as new reactions come in.
"I'm kind of disappointed that he left and I may open my recruitment back up. I haven't really made a final decision on what I really want do, but I have a special connection with Dan Mullen."
“I am not mad because he did what was best for him and his family. I am still committed, but I will look around at others schools.”
“I don’t really want to say too much on it yet.”
“It’s disappointing that he is leaving. I was looking forward to playing for him. I’ve been told by a lot of people to commit to the school and not the coach and today that advice helped. I’ll have to see who we hire next but I’m confident we will hire somebody great.”
