#15 Mississippi State Bulldogs Season Preview

Running Back Vick Ballard replaced Anthony Dixon a year ago.  Now Ballard is the leader of the Mississippi State ground game.

Offensive Outlook: Mississippi State is led by quarterback Chris Relf.  Relf is a dual threat quarterback that will be a part of Mississippi State’s offense.  Relf can be used as a scrambler or an option quarterback with all the talent the Bulldogs have in terms of running the football.  Running back Vick Ballard is another player on this Bulldogs

Mississippi State may have lost left tackle Derrick Sherrod, but they have one of the best run blocking offensive lines in the country.  Left Tackle James Carmon and right tackle Addison Lawrence anchor the run blocking offensive line.

Mississippi State has a pretty good interior offensive line with left guard Gabe Jackson and center Quentin Saulsberry.

Defensive Outlook: Mississippi State lost pass rushing defensive end Pernell Mcphee on the defensive line.  Now Mississippi State will be led by their defensive tackles Josh Boyd and Fletcher Cox.

The last two seasons linebacker play has been a strength for Mississippi State.  Now the linebacker play is the teams main weakness after losing KJ Wright, Chris White, and Jamar Cheney during the last 2 seasons.

Mississippi State’s strong suit on defense has to be a deadly secondary led by strong safety Charles Mitchell.  Cornerbacks Jonathan Banks and Corey Broomfield excel in coverage.

Prediction 7-5: Mississippi State has some legit talent this season.  The problem is the Mississippi State Bulldogs play in the toughest conference in America.  I mean seriously the SEC has gotten so competitive over the past few years that there needs to be an SEC East Championship game and an SEC West Championship Game featuring the top 2 schools from the SEC East and the SEC West leading up to the SEC Championship.  That is how competitive the SEC has become.