Here's what Jeff Lebby is owed as a contract bonus with Mississippi State football in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Wake Forest.

The Bulldogs added an associated head coach on offense and a familiar face to rejoin with Zach Arnett and the linebackers' room.

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.

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.

According to Bill Connelly's ESPN SP+ expert computer model, the Ole Miss Rebels have a 82 percent chance to walk into Davis Wade Stadium on Friday and cement their College Football Playoff hopes.

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

LSU’s Lane Kiffin paused the noise of recruiting chatter and SEC rivalries this week to honor one of the most influential and unconventional figures in modern college football. The late Mississippi head coach Mike Leach.

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,

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