New Mexico, UNLV Coaches Mentioned in FBS Vacancy Discussions
Mountain West Conference coaches Jason Eck of New Mexico and Dan Mullen of UNLV are being mentioned in national media discussions as potential candidates for other FBS head coaching vacancies.
Fargo Valley City, ND, October 22, 2026 —
New Mexico coach Jason Eck and UNLV coach Dan Mullen are being mentioned in national media discussions as potential candidates for head coaching vacancies at other Football Bowl Subdivision programs.
The available information does not identify the programs with open positions, specify which vacancies either coach is linked to, or describe the reports behind the discussions. It also does not indicate whether either coach has been contacted, interviewed or offered a position. The mentions concern potential candidacies; no move by either coach has been confirmed in the information provided.
Eck leads New Mexico and Mullen leads UNLV, both members of the Mountain West Conference. Their names appearing in discussions about other FBS jobs places the two coaches in a broader conversation about vacancies beyond their current programs, but the details and status of that conversation remain unspecified.
No dates, statements from the coaches or universities, or information about the timing of any hiring process was provided. Without those details, the scope of the reported interest and whether it could lead to a change in either coach’s role cannot be determined. The available summary establishes only that Eck and Mullen are being discussed as possible candidates for other FBS head coaching openings.
Story summarized from the original created by Mike McFeely on www.inforum.com, see more information here.
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