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2020 Schedule
6-7, 5th in SEC - West
College football coaching carousel: Openings, firings, hot seats
This is your one-stop shop for all the latest coaching moves, from hirings, hot seats and more.
Kiffin vs. Saban highlights the 12 games we're already excited for in 2020
New quarterbacks at LSU, Alabama and Oklahoma and familiar coaches in new places have us eager to kick off the 2020 season.
Complete 2020 college football recruiting grades
Now that the 2020 recruiting cycle has concluded, we rank college football's top 75 classes.
Leach cites the 'excitement' of recruiting for Bulldogs (2:04)
Ex-Stanford QB Costello transferring to Miss. St.
Quarterback KJ Costello, who started 25 games for Stanford, is joining Mississippi State as a grad transfer with one season of eligibility remaining.
CFB Pod: Negandhi talks to Andrea Adelson about the coaching carousel and their friend Ed Aschoff
Kevin Negandhi kicks off the podcast with ESPN.com senior college football writer Andrea Adelson, rundowning all of the big offseason coaching moves. They get into Ed Reed's hiring as chief of staff at Miami, the surprising hires of Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss and Mike Leach at Mississippi (11:57), Greg Schiano's return to Rutgers, Mike Norvell attempting to turn around Florida State (20:29), Nick Rolovich providing continuity at Washington State, Baylor picking a defense-oriented coach in Dave Arranda, and why Eli Drinkwitz going to Missouri is Andrea's most intriguing hire of the offseason. Later, Kevin and Andrea remember their friend ESPN college football reporter Ed Aschoff (31:51) with memories, the Ed Aschoff Memorial Fund at the University of Florida and his love for Godzilla.
College football coordinator moves: Top programs make new hires, hottest seats and more
Before a surprisingly interesting second wave of head coach hires, the real intrigue in this year's college coaching carousel came with the coordinator changes.
Arnett spurns Syracuse to be Mississippi St. DC
Zach Arnett, who recently left San Diego State to accept the defensive coordinator spot at Syracuse, instead has opted to run the defense at Mississippi State for new Bulldogs coach Mike Leach.
From Handsome Dan to Uga, has college football destroyed bulldogs?
The English bulldog is struggling to survive. That might be college football's fault.
Ex-MSU WR Wilson found dead in Alabama home
De'Runnya Wilson, who played wide receiver at Mississippi State alongside future Cowboys QB Dak Prescott from 2013 to 2015, was found unresponsive in his Alabama home Tuesday, and the death is being investigated as a homicide.
Mississippi St. RB Hill to return for senior season
After saying he had planned on entering the NFL draft, RB Kylin Hill has decided to return to Mississippi State for his senior season. He rushed for 1,350 yards and 10 TDs this past season.
2019-20 College Football All-Bowl Team
From Joe Burrow to Jeff Okudah, these are the players who performed best during bowl season.
Leach's arrival adds intrigue to the SEC (1:37)
Mike Leach definitely misses Paul Finebaum (1:34)
Leach excited for new chapter, SEC challenge
Mike Leach said he's looking forward to competing in a stacked SEC West and cultivating a recruiting hotbed with Mississippi State. Said Leach: "That's what makes it exciting."
Will Leach's philosophy work in the SEC? (1:17)
The wisdom of Mike Leach (1:04)
Ahoy, SEC: Miss. St. pirates Leach from Wazzu
Mike Leach, who has guided Washington State to a school-record 43 wins and five bowl games over the past five seasons, has left the Cougars to become head coach at Mississippi State.
Rittenberg: Leach will demand accountability at Mississippi State (1:56)
Mississippi State LB Gay Jr. entering NFL draft
Mississippi State linebacker Willie Gay Jr. says he's bypassing his senior season to enter the NFL draft.
Mississippi State fires Moorhead after 2 seasons
Joe Moorhead, who went 14-12 and took Mississippi State to bowl games in each of his two seasons, has been fired. Sources told ESPN that university officials were concerned about the culture and discipline in the program under Moorhead.
Ranking college football's freshman quarterbacks
From USC's Kedon Slovis to Old Dominion's Hayden Wolff, the freshmen who started at quarterback all made an impression in 2019.
State's hot start not enough to stop Louisville (2:03)
Louisville LB ejected for kicking opponent (2:03)
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2019 SEC Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Florida | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Tennessee | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Kentucky | 3-5 | 8-5 |
| Missouri | 3-5 | 6-6 |
| South Carolina | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Vanderbilt | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| LSU | 8-0 | 15-0 |
| Alabama | 6-2 | 11-2 |
| Auburn | 5-3 | 9-4 |
| Texas A&M | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| Mississippi State | 3-5 | 6-7 |
| Ole Miss | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Arkansas | 0-8 | 2-10 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards179.5109th
Rushing Yards220.621st
Points For27.8171st
Points Against28.1
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo'Quavious Marks | RB | Signed | 83 |
| Jordan Davis | DE | Signed | 82 |
| Lideatrick Griffin | ATH | Signed | 82 |
| Emmanuel Forbes | CB | Signed | 81 |
| Malik Heath | WR | Signed | 81 |
Awards
| YEAR | PLAYER | AWARD |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | J. Banks | Jim Thorpe Award |