Social Hour: Dan Mullen at the finish line and an LSU proposal
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Here's Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen crossing the finish line at the Boston Marathon on Monday.
VIDEO | @CoachDanMullen crosses the finish line in the 120th @bostonmarathon to make his dream a reality! #HailStatehttps://t.co/sFtEZmhsEM
— MSU Football (@HailStateFB) April 18, 2016
He finished in under 4:30. That's an impressive time for someone who had never run a competitive race before. From the Boston Globe:
“I’ve never even ran a 5K,” said Mullen shortly after crossing the finish line. “I trained for this, but I’ve never done any type of race before.”
Yet he never had any doubt about being able to complete the race.
“It was just a matter of how painful it was going to be,” said Mullen. “But there was no chance I wasn’t going to finish.”
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LSU center Andy Dodd proposed to his girlfriend on the field at Tiger Stadium. She said yes.
I am so thankful that I get to spend the rest of my life with you❤️@A_Dodd89 pic.twitter.com/bHHEyTncDO
— Ralynn O'Brien (@obrien_ralynn) April 17, 2016
The NCAA has approved a rule that allows two parents to accompany recruits on official visits.
NCAA approves proposal that will allow 2 parents on OVs. I wrote last week how this will be HUGE for #NotreDame. https://t.co/c8WjXJ5lQK
— Andrew Ivins (@BGI_AndrewIvins) April 19, 2016
Former Ole Miss WR Laquon Treadwell wrote an open letter to NFL teams.
Laquon Treadwell has written an open letter to NFL teams about why he should be picked on the Players’ Tribune: https://t.co/xFxh3KcCxy
— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday) April 19, 2016
I’ve had a lot of people tell me that if I can play in the SEC, I can play in the NFL. I just have to continue to work hard. I’ve heard that sometimes when guys get to the NFL and get paid, they lose their love for the game and start playing for the money. But when I strap on an NFL helmet and that whistle blows, I’m going to play the game the same way I played it in the streets when I was a kid — the same way I played it when I was winning Park District Super Bowls and when I won a state title in high school — with a pure love for the game and a championship-or-bust mindset.
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