Mississippi State football adding Syracuse’s Mike Schmidt to Zach Arnett’s staff | Source

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State soccer coach Zach Arnett is including Syracuse offensive line coach Mike Schmidt to his workers, a supply with information of the scenario instructed the Clarion Ledger. Schmidt is probably going going to educate tight ends and tackles whereas Will Good friend, a former Auburn offensive line coach who was employed by MSU on Jan. 6, will coach the offensive line, per the supply.

Schmidt involves Starkville after spending the previous two seasons as Syracuse’s offensive line coach, however his ties to Arnett lengthen to the West Coast. Schmidt bought his begin in teaching as a graduate assistant (2009-11) at San Diego State. He then served as offensive line coach below Rocky Lengthy with the Aztecs from 2012-20.

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Arnett joined Lengthy’s workers as a graduate assistant in 2011 and labored his approach as much as defensive coordinator earlier than leaving to educate below Mike Leach at Mississippi State in 2020.

Together with teaching the offensive line, Schmidt was Syracuse’s run sport coordinator. The Orange averaged 143.2 speeding yards per sport final season, rating 74th within the nation.

Schmidt joins Mississippi State per week after Kevin Barbay was named offensive coordinator. Barbay was Appalachian State’s offensive coordinator final season whereas serving in the identical position for Central Michigan the prior season.

Arnett’s workers is starting to spherical out and may very well be finalized Friday, per supply. Questions nonetheless encompass what Arnett will do at operating backs and safeties.

Stefan Krajisnik is the Mississippi State beat author for the Clarion Ledger. Contact him at skrajisnik@gannett.com or observe him on Twitter @skrajisnik3.