Mississippi State football Archives

Former Josh Heupel Assistant Is SEC’s Newest Head Coach

Mississippi State filled the final head coach vacancy in the SEC by hiring Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby to succeed Zach Arnett, officially announcing the hire on Sunday evening. An offensive mastermind, a dynamic play caller and the engineer of some of the most feared offenses in college football. Please join us in welcoming the […]

Mississippi State Fires Football Coach Zach Arnett

Texas A&M got the SEC coaching carousel started on Sunday by firing head coach Jimbo Fisher after six seasons leading the Aggies’ program. Mississippi State followed suit on Monday relieving head coach Zach Arnett of his duties after just one season in Starkville, Sports Illustrated’s Ross Dellenger first reported and the school later confirmed. The […]

Former Tennessee Football Commit Lands At SEC Foe

Former Tennessee football commit JJ Harrell committed to Mississippi State Tuesday just over two weeks after de-committing from Tennessee. Harrell spent over three months as a Volunteer pledge, committing to Tennessee in late February before backing off his pledge on June 5. The Sardis, Mississippi native seemed poise to stay in state, visiting both Ole […]

Mike Leach Battles Severe Medical Scare as Josh Heupel Sends Well Wishes

LOOK: Tennessee Honoring Mike Leach for Orange Bowl

Sports rivalries and competition are thrown out the door at the most serious of times, which is exactly the situation in front of Mississippi State and the college football world right now. According to Bulldawgs247 on Sunday afternoon, Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center after a […]

Mike Leach Says Tennessee Job Fell Through After “Coup D’etat”

Mike Leach, the current head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs football program, recently spoke at SEC Media Days on Wednesday and referenced the time that he was a candidate for the Tennessee job in 2017. “I talked to Tennessee,” Leach said at SEC Media Days. “Nothing ever got nailed down. Then pretty soon they […]

Former Mississippi St. WR JaVonta Payton Transferring To Tennessee

The Tennessee football program has been frequent visitors to the transfer portal recently, on Wednesday it paid off again. Former Mississippi State WR JaVonta Payton has committed to play for Josh Heupel and the Vols, as he announced on his Twitter and Instagram page. I was always meant to be home 🤧🍊 #vols pic.twitter.com/esB4GaAa6L — […]