Dan Mullen denies having contact with PSU
December, 2, 2011
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Adam Rittenberg | ESPN.com
Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen on Friday once again denied having any contact with Penn State about its head-coaching vacancy.
Mullen released the following statement through Mississippi State:
Colleague Joe Schad has reported Mullen is at the top of Penn State's wish list for its vacancy. Mullen's latest denial comes following talk that he would be interviewing with Penn State next week. He declined to comment Tuesday when asked about speculation he was in the mix for the Penn State job.
Harvard coach Tim Murphy is another candidate on Penn State's radar, but Mullen's name is the one that continues to come up.
Mullen released the following statement through Mississippi State:
"Neither I, my agent nor the administration at Mississippi State University have been contacted by anybody at Penn State University. I'm very happy with the direction the Mississippi State program is headed right now."
Colleague Joe Schad has reported Mullen is at the top of Penn State's wish list for its vacancy. Mullen's latest denial comes following talk that he would be interviewing with Penn State next week. He declined to comment Tuesday when asked about speculation he was in the mix for the Penn State job.
Harvard coach Tim Murphy is another candidate on Penn State's radar, but Mullen's name is the one that continues to come up.
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