Dan Mullen jumped on the radio with the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday, and the host didn’t pull any punches. Dan Patrick asked Mullen point-blank how he feels about Mississippi State’s rival, Ole Miss, and the coach didn’t hide his feelings.

“Do you hate Ole Miss?” Patrick asked.

“Yeah, that’s a pretty fair assumption,” Mullen said after a short pause. “There’s nothing personal about any individual, about any of their players — I know and recruited a lot of their players. I know their coaches, got a lot of respect for them. It’s more just a dislike for the institution as a whole.”

Mullen had plenty of interesting things to say in the interview, from how he likes life in Starkville and his feelings on being the No. 1 team to how he handles star quarterback Dak Prescott, but the biggest takeaway is Mullen’s honesty on his feelings toward the Rebels.

Mississippi State travels to Oxford to take on Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl on Nov. 29.