Her hiring a veteran coach like Coach K Freeman was a great move at Old Dominion and I?m happy to see her bring him to Mississippi State. She appears to be very active on social media and engaging to recruits. Coach McCray-Penson?s record at Old Dominion got better by year.
In the SEC I?m more curious as to how she does in her first year against Arkansas and Kentucky than South Carolina. Both Coach Neighbors and Coach Mitchell would love to be able to bloody her nose early.
Overall I still think the biggest issue she will have to overcome quickly is making up ground on recruiting the elite level players. If A James or a similar player commits to her this early in the game then that is a big step for her.