Mullen Named PFF Coach of the Year
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 | Football
Gators head coach recognized for strong season at the helm
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida's Dan Mullen was named the Pro Football Focus (PFF) Coach of the Year on Tuesday.
PFF is a website that focuses on thorough analysis of the National Football League (NFL) and NCAA Division-I football in the United States.
PFF produces 0-100 Player Grades and a range of advanced statistics for teams and players by watching, charting and grading every player on every play in every game both at the NFL and FBS level.
Here is what PFF had to say about Mullen's COY-worthy season: "Yes, the Oklahoma game was an ugly one for both Kyle Trask and the Florida passing offense as a whole, but let's not ignore the work Dan Mullen did when he had his slew of receiving weapons at his disposal. He took this Florida passing offense from good in 2018 and 2019 to one of the best in the country in 2020:
Florida Gators Passing offense under Mullen (ranks among FBS programs)
No SEC offense turned more throws of nine yards or less downfield into an explosive gain of 15-plus yards this season than Florida, who racked up 34 such plays, 12 more than anyone else in the conference.
Mullen and Co. consistently schemed up open throws, gave his receivers room to run after the catch and took away some of the more difficult reads over the middle of the field for Kyle Trask (the same reads he struggled with in 2019).
The Florida QB emerged halfway through the 2020 season with five straight games of passing grades above 85.0 (Weeks 10-14) and showed off his accuracy constantly while hitting all those wheel routes, seams and fades that his head coach dialed up. Mullen helped turn Trask from one of the worst big-time throw to turnover-worthy play ratios in 2019 (9:22) to one of the best in 2020 (41:14)."
Click here for PFF's full breakdown of the 2020 college football season and its major awards.
PFF is a website that focuses on thorough analysis of the National Football League (NFL) and NCAA Division-I football in the United States.
PFF produces 0-100 Player Grades and a range of advanced statistics for teams and players by watching, charting and grading every player on every play in every game both at the NFL and FBS level.
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Here is what PFF had to say about Mullen's COY-worthy season: "Yes, the Oklahoma game was an ugly one for both Kyle Trask and the Florida passing offense as a whole, but let's not ignore the work Dan Mullen did when he had his slew of receiving weapons at his disposal. He took this Florida passing offense from good in 2018 and 2019 to one of the best in the country in 2020:
Florida Gators Passing offense under Mullen (ranks among FBS programs)
| Season | EPA per pass play | Passing grade |
| 2020 | 0.29 (11th) | 92.0 (t-4th) |
| 2019 | 0.17 (23rd) | 70.4 (t-58th) |
| 2018 | 0.06 (38th) | 72.7 (55th) |
No SEC offense turned more throws of nine yards or less downfield into an explosive gain of 15-plus yards this season than Florida, who racked up 34 such plays, 12 more than anyone else in the conference.
Mullen and Co. consistently schemed up open throws, gave his receivers room to run after the catch and took away some of the more difficult reads over the middle of the field for Kyle Trask (the same reads he struggled with in 2019).
The Florida QB emerged halfway through the 2020 season with five straight games of passing grades above 85.0 (Weeks 10-14) and showed off his accuracy constantly while hitting all those wheel routes, seams and fades that his head coach dialed up. Mullen helped turn Trask from one of the worst big-time throw to turnover-worthy play ratios in 2019 (9:22) to one of the best in 2020 (41:14)."
Click here for PFF's full breakdown of the 2020 college football season and its major awards.
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