COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Florida turns to longtime SEC assistant Knox amid transition

  • Former Mississippi State interim head coach Greg Knox watches his team warm up before the TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville on Dec. 30, 2017, in Jacksonville. Knox is stepping in for Dan Mullen for the second time in five years. (AP FILE)
    Former Mississippi State interim head coach Greg Knox watches his team warm up before the TaxSlayer Bowl against Louisville on Dec. 30, 2017, in Jacksonville. Knox is stepping in for Dan Mullen for the second time in five years. (AP FILE)

    GAINESVILLE — Greg Knox is stepping in for Dan Mullen for the second time in five years. A 27-year veteran of Southeastern Conference football and a winner in his only game as an interim head coach, K…