Mississippi State has fired coach Zach Arnett before the end of his first season so a fresh start is coming to Starkville. Whomever is hired to coach the Bulldogs, these are the five prospects not committed to MSU that must be targeted early on.
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The pitch needs to be made that more than one-third – seven of the 18 players from Mississippi State in the NFL – play along the defensive line and the same cannot be said for Ole Miss (three of 22 players).
It could be a compelling pitch to the massive four-star defensive tackle from Bay Springs, Miss., who’s committed to Ole Miss but was serious about Mississippi State and Alabama throughout his recruitment. Bring up names like Chris Jones and Jeffery Simmons and Beavers could be intrigued to give the new coaching staff in Starkville a second look.
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Braylon Burnside (Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)
He’s from Starkville. And he’s a four-star wide receiver. And he was already committed to Mississippi State but backed off his pledge in early November. This is exactly the type of prospect that the new coaching staff needs to convince to stay home and play for the Bulldogs. He grew up around it and Burnside could lead the charge back.
The late Mike Leach’s offense would have been great for Burnside, who would have seen the ball thrown his way a lot. But Arnett chose to run a more pro-style offense where Mississippi State has run it 328 times this year and thrown it just 282.
Meanwhile, Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin has been throwing it around more and it looks like the Rebels could steal Burnside away. The new staff has to make him a top priority.
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Caleb Cunningham (Rion Young)
This is going to be a long shot because the likes of Alabama, Georgia and LSU want Cunningham and the…
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Publish date : 2023-11-15 17:46:12
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