Dan Mullen and Megan Mullen thank Mississippi State and its fans in full-page ad

Below is a thank-you letter from Dan and Megan Mullen. The letter ran as a full-page ad in the Sunday edition of the Clarion Ledger. After nine seasons as Mississippi State's head football coach, Mullen left last Sunday for Florida. The Mullens wanted to wait until Mississippi State hired its new coach Joe Moorhead and allow time for the program and fans to enjoy the excitement over the new direction of the team before this letter was published.

Here is the full text of that letter:

To Bulldogs Everywhere and All Mississippians,

For the last nine years, Megan and I have committed ourselves, and given everything we have to the Mississippi State Football program. I feel confident we are leaving the program in a much better position than when we took over, and with a bright future.

We want to thank all the Bulldog fans everywhere for their support and belief in us, and helping us build the program to where it is today.

Thank you to the MSU administration and athletic administration for their unbelievable support in building the program into national

prominence.

We love every single one of the players that has been here and committed themselves to the program, and committed themselves to giving you a football team that you can be proud of both on and off the field.

For all the people that were so good to Canon and Breelyn, our Mississippi-born-and-raised children, your kindness could not have meant more.

We also thank many of you for so generously supporting our Mullen Family 36 Foundation, and helping each child in Mississippi have a better life and brighter future.

It has been an honor to call Mississippi home and be your Head Coach. We will always love Mississippi State University, our players, the fans, Starkvegas and the great people of Mississippi.

Thank you for an extraordinary nine years, filled with awesome memories.

Our Best Always,

Dan Mullen

Megan Mullen