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Mississippi State head coach Jeff Lebby excited to coach former Gulfport football star Kai McClendon – WXXV News 25
Mississippi State is entering a special kind of season as they are officially in the Jeff Lebby head coaching era.
Lebby, who was hired back in November of 2023, had a short window to recruit his freshman class. One of those in the class is Gulfport high school alum Kai McClendon. Sports 25 had the chance to speak with Lebby on how his freshman class came together and what he likes most about the former Admiral football star.
“I was really proud of our staff to go and sign the class that we signed in the matter of 12 or 13 days,” he said. “We have so great, great young talent inside the building, which I am really excited about. There are a lot of guys inside that freshman class like Kai who had a great senior year, and then you look up and he doesn’t have a ton of opportunities and then ends up playing for us here at Mississippi State, which is a credit to him and how he played as a senior.”