Mississippi State’s Mullen denies offering position to Alcorn’s Hopson

Published 9:21 am Thursday, January 28, 2016

 

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen denied a Tuesday night report that linked him to offering a position on his staff to Alcorn State head coach Jay Hopson.

The report originated from FootballScoop.com, an Internet source for coaching job information.

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Mullen went on to say he has no plans to fill the vacant position on his staff until National Signing Day — Feb. 3 — has passed.

Hopson did not respond Wednesday to texts from The Democrat.