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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Mississippi State Football sets standard with record GPA
Mississippi State's 2024 football season didn't go quite as planned. After a 2-10 record and going winless in SEC play, there is room for improvement. However, the Bulldogs pulled off a major win off the field. Jeff Lebby's program has enjoyed success with a record 3.05 GPA to end 2024. It was the second straight semester they've accomplished that feat after setting the record of 3.02 in Spring 2024. Not bad for a newcomer in his first year. Advertisement What might seem like a minor accomplishment to some is turning heads Starkville. Overall, Mississippi State's student-athletes achieved another record semester for Fall 2024. The Bulldogs posted the highest departmental GPA on record with a 3.34. It marked MSU's 15th consecutive semester with a 3.0 or higher, according to MSU athletics. What is expected for this year? Much the same for Lebby and the Bulldogs. Related: Chris Lemonis breaks silence after Mississippi State firing Ten Mississippi State football players from last year's team were named to the 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society last month. Nick Barr-Mira, Stone Blanton, Hayes Hammond, Zach Haynes, Grant Jackson, Jacoby Jackson, Kade Kolka, Ethan Miner, Blake Shapen and Seydou Traore all maintained a GPA of 3.2 or better. If the trend with Lebby continues, the Bulldogs could set another record in the classroom. They'll be looking to improve on the field as well, which starts with a difficult four-game non-conference schedule in the fall. MSU opens the 2025 season on the road against Southern Miss on Saturday, Aug. 30.
Miami Herald
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Mississippi State Football Preview 2025: The Bulldogs Will Be Better, But There's a Problem
X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFN Mississippi State PreviewOffense & Defense BreakdownsSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to SeasonMississippi State has had worse seasons than 1949 and 1968 teams failed to win a game. There were four seasons with just one victory, and several other two-win campaigns. But last year wasn't just about an awful season in the first year under head coach Jeff Lebby. It was about how far the program still needs to go just to knock on the door of the top SEC teams. In 120 seasons of Mississippi State football, there have been just two ten-win regular seasons, and that was Dan Mullen's 2014 team - which is the answer to the trivia question of who the first-ever College Football Playoff No. 1-ranked team State has to find a way to get back to a bowl game for the first time in three seasons, much less make history by winning ten or more regular season games for a CFP spot. But Lebby is just getting started. He's a 41-year-old in his first head coaching gig. He knows how to crank up great offenses, and he needs another recruiting class, along with a few more shopping trips to the transfer portal, to make Mississippi State the type of dangerous team no one wants to he and the program need a ton of luck. This year's team gets Arizona State, Georgia, Tennessee, and Texas. That's four teams from last year's College Football Playoff. The easiest SEC home game is Ole Miss, the second easiest is probably Tennessee, and …This will take a little while longer. But the talent is far better, there's a lot more to work with this season, and any positive steps will be good ones. It starts with Lebby being Lebby and getting far more out of the … Offense & Defense BreakdownsSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.
