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The weekly syndicated television program SEC-TV will feature a segment on Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen when the program airs later this week. The show will air on Thursday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas and Fox Sports Tennessee. It will also be shown on SportSouth [...]

As he has said all along, Mullen has officially announced assignments for the coaching staff now that signing day is behind us.
Here is how they break down:
Offense:
Les Koenning - Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks
Mark Hudspeth- Passing game coordinator/receivers
John Hevesy - Running game coordinator/offensive line
Greg Knox - Running backs
Defense:
Carl Torbush - Defensive coordinator/linebackers
David Turner - Defensive line
Melvin Smith - [...]

Meridian High (MS) quarterback Tyler Russell and wide receiver Chris Smith both signed National Letters-of-Intent with Mississippi State today. Here are a few pics from their signing ceremony in Meridian. Tyler will wear #17 as a Bulldog and was wearing his jersey.

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It appears that former MSU head coach Sylvester Croom is pulling a reverse Spurrier and going back to the NFL after a fairly unsuccessful stint in the college football realm.
The St. Louis Dispatch is reporting that the Rams plan to hire Croom, most likely as a running backs coach.
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Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel is reporting this morning that new MSU head coach Dan Mullen is bringing at least one of his fellow assistant coaches with him from Florida.
Gators tight ends coach John Hevesy will join Dan Mullen’s staff at Mississippi State as the Bulldogs’ offensive line coach.
Hevesy is another long-time assistant of [...]

The Blog is enjoying the holidays and the lack of MSU sports-related news. We also have some pretty big events coming up including a 10 year wedding anniversary, so we will see you on the flip side of the new year sometime.
In the mean while, Jack Cristil is loved by MSU fans and especially for [...]

Les Koenning, Jr., a veteran of more than 25 years coaching on the collegiate level including a previous stop at Mississippi State, has been named to head coach Dan Mullen’s coaching staff, pending approval by the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning.

Mississippi State had a pretty good day. On the first day of the JUCO signing period, the Bulldogs picked up 3 binding letters of intent with possibly more on the way.
Heath Hutchins led the nation in punting in 2008 with an average of 46.1 yards and a long of 69 yards. Hutchins has played at [...]

Tim Tebow told EPSN.com last night that it is unlikely Dan Mullen will be calling the plays for Florida in the National Championship Game against Oklahoma. Mullen was hoping to balance his new responsibilities as head coach at Mississippi State with his offensive coordinator duties at Florida, but that may not happen.
The Gators may go [...]

It has recently been reported that UNA Head Coach Mark Hudspeth will be joining Coach Mullen’s staff at Mississippi State and resigning his position at UNA. Hudspeth’s name has been known to many State fans for a while now and he will be a welcome addition to the Bulldog family.
Here are some coaching highlights from [...]

A Florence, AL paper is reporting that head coach Mark Hudspeth will resign to join Dan Mullen’s staff at Mississippi State.
The TimesDaily.com website is says that University of North Alabama officials were awaiting a resignation letter from Hudspeth Saturday night, but the resignation was confirmed by at least one UNA staff member.
Defensive coordinator Karl [...]

Head Coach Dan Mullen was on JOX 94.5 in Birmingham this morning with the guys on The Round Table. Here is the audio:
Coach Dan Mullen on WJOX
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This photo surfaced from today’s press conference. They are images of our new football helmets, returning to the Maroon helmet with a white MState logo. This image is from the user kdwman at Photobucket.com. Click the photo to see a larger image.
FYI, if you are the owner of this image, contact us so we can [...]

I just finished watching the Dan Mullen press conference via M2M and here are some details.

Contract is 4 years at $1.2 million a year.
It is undecided whether he will stay with Florida through the National Championship game.
He plans to implement the spread offense and taylor the offense to the talent and players at Mississippi State.
He [...]

Former Florida offensive coordinator Dan Mullen has been named the new head coach of the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Mullen was introduced today at a press conference by Athletics Director Greg Byrne. Mullen has been with Florida coach Urban Meyer at all of his head coaching stops, including Bowling Green and Utah. The Florida offense is [...]