Year two of the Jeff Lebby era is complete and Mississippi State is now pushing into an all-important third year for the Bulldog head coach. After a 2-10 season in 2024, Lebby and his staff did improve the team with the transfer portal in year two,

This tracker will keep tabs on which Mississippi State football players have opted out of playing in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest.

Here's how Mississippi State football was able to get into a bowl game in 2025, despite not reaching six wins.

Mississippi State football accepted an invitation to play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Jan. 2 despite having only five wins.

COLUMBIA, MO — Mississippi State football made plenty of costly mistakes en route to another SEC loss. The Bulldogs (5-6, 1-6 SEC) were dropped 49-27 by No. 24 Missouri (7-3, 3-3) on Nov. 15 at Memorial Stadium.

Mississippi State has fired defensive coordinator Coleman Hutzler and is expected to target ex-coach and DC Zach Arnett, ESPN's Pete Thamel reported.

Mississippi State football's once promising season ended with losses in seven of the last eight games after a third straight Egg Bowl defeat..

On Saturday, Mississippi State named Florida State senior defensive analyst Zach Arnett as its next defensive coordinator. Arnett returns to the Bulldogs following a previous stint as defensive coordinator (2020-22) and head coach (2023). He spent the 2024 season as an analyst at Ole Miss before his short stint with the Seminoles.

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football signed its prospects to the 2026 recruiting class on Dec. 3. The Bulldogs signed 28 players on the first of three days of the early signing period.