It will be partly sunny today with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs will be in the lower 90s, with heat index readings ranging from 107 to 112. Tonight will be cloudy with a slight chance of more showers, thunderstorms, and lows in the lower 70s.
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Central Mississippi
Showers and thunderstorms are likely today with highs in the lower 90s and heat index readings between 110 and 115. Tonight will be partly cloudy with the possibility of more showers and thunderstorms. Lows will be in the lower to mid-70s.
Southern Mississippi
It will be partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Highs will be in the lower 90s, with heat index readings from 110 to 115. Tonight will be partly cloudy with the possibility of more showers and thunderstorms and lows in the mid-70s.
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Jeff Lebby has a major rebuild facing him in Starkville.
Mississippi State football is coming off its worst season in over a decade, the roster is facing massive overturn, and a grueling 2024 schedule awaits to make an immediate turnaround that much more difficult. Add in Lebby’s inexperience as a head coach, and you can understand why expectations for Bulldog football this fall aren’t particularly high.
But what Jeff Lebby should at least bring is the ability to score points. A direct branch off the Art Briles Baylor tree, Lebby’s seen immediate offensive success at each of his previous stops, and the programs that have installed similar offenses to his have quickly become competitive, often in spite of struggling defenses.
Many Bulldog fans and media have looked to the 2020 Ole Miss squad for a glimpse of what could be in store for State this year. Jeff Lebby was the offensive coordinator for that Rebel offense under first year HC Lane Kiffin. Ole Miss had one of the nation’s best offenses (and one of the worst defenses) and made major improvements compared to 2019
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As much as it makes sense to draw comparisons to that Ole Miss team given Lebby’s role on that staff, another SEC team from a year later may actually provide more parallels.
The 2021 Tennessee Volunteers also adopted the Briles offense under new HC Josh Heupel, whom Jeff Lebby worked for at UCF. The Vols, like 2020 Ole Miss, made huge strides almost entirely because of their effectiveness on offense. But what made their turnaround even more impressive was the situation Heupel inherited upon taking over.
Tennessee had bottomed-out in 2020 under Jeremy Pruitt, were facing NCAA sanctions, and had almost every major contributor on the roster transfer out. They seemed poised for a lengthy rebuild. But with the offense Heupel brought in, they found success with a largely unproven roster and avoided a reset.
At least in the preseason, there are shades of 2021 Tennessee in 2024 Mississippi State. Let’s take a closer look at the similarities between the two
Jeff Lebby’s offense is one predicated around dominating on the ground, and he’s been able to do it at every previous stop. Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk discuss how his Ole Miss and Oklahoma offenses were able to be so strong in the running game without an All-American in the backfield, and ask who can fill what roles for the Bulldogs in 2024.
