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Everything Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby Said About Texas A&M, Playing at Home
Mississippi State football coach Jeff Lebby met with the media for his weekly Monday morning press conference.
The Bulldogs’ first-year coach talked about a variety of topics and issues following last week’s 41-31 loss to No.5 Georgia and ahead of this Saturday’s game against No. 14 Texas A&M.
Here’s everything Lebby said about Texas A&M and playing back at home for the first time in three weeks:
Jeff Lebby’s Opening Statement
Incredibly excited to be back home be here at Davis Wade. I think as everybody has seen we’ve gone on the road the last two weeks, played in incredible environments and I can’t say it enough our guys are incredibly excited to be at home in Davis Wade welcoming back our 2014 team that had such a special season. So, we’ve got a lot to be excited about in front of us and can’t wait to see our fan base man back home.
What are your early thoughts on Texas A&M?
They’re coming off a bye but they’re a football team that’s playing really good. They’re playing complimentary football. They’re playing really good in all three phases. You look at them defensively, statistically, as good as we’ve played all year. Specifically, at the line of scrimmage on the defensive side of the ball is as good as anybody we’ve played. Offensively, you know the QB comes back last week, plays the best game he’s played all year long before ,and did a really good job of distributing the ball, was really accurate and they’ve got a really good run game to go with it. So, we’ve got a top 15 team coming to town and another great challenge.
Can you speak to how much of an impact [the home crowd] makes for you guys whenever it’s rocking and the cow bells are clinging?
There’s nothing better. Our atmosphere and our energy is still unlike anywhere in America. So, for us, that will be a huge advantage for us on Saturday afternoon. Our guys want that, man, they need that, they can’t wait to be back here at home. There’s a bunch of excitement inside our building just because of the fact that we’re able to be at home and be in Davis Wade Stadium.
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Wicker: Mississippi powered Artemis II
Published 4:00 pm Monday, April 20, 2026
For nine days this month, space travel captivated the world. Families gathered around their screens as four astronauts strapped into the Integrity spacecraft docked at the Kennedy Space Center. As the launch countdown ended, four Mississippi-tested RS-45 engines ignited, and the ground shook. Seven seconds later, the Integrity had liftoff. For six intense minutes, the RS-45 engines rocketed the crew into high Earth orbit, sending them on their historic lunar flyby mission.
Mississippi should take a bow. The four RS-45 engines were tested at our very own Stennis Space Center, where Mississippians have been ensuring the quality of rocket engines since the Apollo program. For eight years, engineers, safety managers, and logistics specialists from the state have tested the engines that powered the Integrity and will power future Artemis launches. Their work paid off, and the launch was a marvel of engineering. NASA leadership made special mention of the rocket engine burn, calling it “flawless.”
One Mississippian in particular helped make the mission a success. Hernando native Matthew Ramsey handled a great deal of responsibility as the mission manager for Artemis II. The Mississippi State University graduate helped set the focus for the mission and equip the astronauts and staff for the job. Matthew also served as the deputy of the Mission Management Team, the group of NASA staff that comes together just days before a launch. The team assumes the risks of the mission ahead, and they make tough calls during flight if challenges arise.
As the Artemis II journey progressed, the world could not stop watching. Our social media feeds were full of photos and videos beamed down from the heavens. They captured humorous situations, such as the astronauts adjusting to life without gravity or testing their plumbing skills.
We also witnessed moments of majesty. On the fifth day, the Integrity began using the Moon’s gravity to slingshot our astronauts back home. That trajectory led the crew around the Moon, farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone. As the explorers looked upon outer space, they captured stunning images. Among the most remarkable is Earthset, in which Commander Reid Wiseman photographed Earth as it appeared to fall below the horizon of the moon.
When their spacecraft returned to Earth’s atmosphere, the crew was traveling nearly 35 times faster than the speed of sound. Ten minutes later, a series of parachutes began opening. Eventually, the spacecraft’s speed fell to 20 miles per hour, and the crew splashed down into the Pacific Ocean.
Mississippi was once again there to assist. The astronauts were greeted by the USS John P. Murtha, a U.S. military vessel built in the Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula. The ship’s amphibious design was suited to welcome the space travelers home—equipped with a helicopter pad, medical facilities, and the communications system needed to locate and recover the astronauts safely. Crucially, the USS Murtha was built with a well deck, a sea-based garage that stored the Integrity on the journey to shore.
Artemis II was a resounding success, paving the way for planned future flights. When the Artemis program returns humans to the moon, Mississippi will be there every step of the way.
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