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Florida head coach Dan Mullen wants to see ‘90,000 in The Swamp’ for next week’s game against LSU
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Dan Mullen isn’t afraid to say it, he’s hoping the University of Florida opens the gates for everyone at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium next weekend when LSU comes to Gainesville.
Saturday, No. 4 Florida suffered a heartbreaking 41-38 loss to No. 21 Texas A&M at Kyle Field in College Station. Mullen said the crowd noise and attendance for the Week 3 matchup was a huge factor in the contest, and now wants his university to allow a full capacity crowd next weekend.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has lifted capacity restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. That would allow the University of Florida to seat a capacity crowd at The Swamp next weekend, if that was the decision it wanted to make.
Below are some of Mullen’s quotes following Florida’s loss to Texas A&M:
#Gators coach Dan Mullen discussing advantage from crowd noise, says "hopefully the university administration follows the Governor's ruling…to let us pack The Swamp and give us the home-field advantage that Texas A&M had today."
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall) October 10, 2020
Mullen: "Absolutely I want to see 90,000 in The Swamp next week…The entire student section, it must have been 50,000 going crazy behind our bench next week."
— Graham Hall (@GrahamHall) October 10, 2020
The SEC has allowed its member schools and states to regulate crowd attendance this season. Almost all schools are allowing fans in some capacity, though every stadium has experienced some restrictions.
It seems unlikely that Florida would allow a capacity crowd next weekend, but it is a possibility.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB