2026 Mississippi State Football Coaching Turnover Tracker 2.0

[msstate7]

Keep in mind that the limit on number of coaches does not exist anymore.
The only limit is that we can only designate 11 people for recruiting.

Ohio state, Georgia, bama, lsu, Michigan - "Alright guys now let's break up into one-on-one coaching sessions now that every player has a coach"

[StarkVegasSteve]

Is this Holecek?s replacement or just a new analyst hire?

New analyst. This is basically what Joe Judge did at OM his first year.

[Turfdawg67]

Never heard of this fella until I googled him. Meh

But of course. No one has...

[KB21]

Could L'Damian Washington be a WR coach target? Worked with Hamden this year and in 2020. Was WR coach and passing game coordinator for Golesh in 2024.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Could L'Damian Washington be a WR coach target? Worked with Hamden this year and in 2020. Was WR coach and passing game coordinator for Golesh in 2024.

Target? Yes. I think he is a decent ways down the list though. Probably 4 or 5.

[Jarius]

Is Arnett going to be in the situation I wonder? We need a DL coach. We have Vincent coaching EDGE. We now have Brock with a co-DC essentially and LB's. We have Bell coaching corners. We have Barnes coaching safeties for now anyway. And we just hired Kevin for DB's. Correct me if I'm wrong but that's 7 spots for defensive coaches. And we need a WR coach and someone to coach special teams.

The math isn't mathing here.

Kevie is not going to be the main DB coach. Just an assistant to the assitant type deal. As others said, we can have as many coaches as we want now. Just a limit on how many can recruit.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Kevie is not going to be the main DB coach. Just an assistant to the assitant type deal. As others said, we can have as many coaches as we want now. Just a limit on how many can recruit.

Correct. You can only have, I believe, 10 assistants to recruit. And you only have 15 headsets for coaches, not GAs, on gameday.

But I mean most teams today are going to have 12-151 analysts and QC guys. We had around 10 last year.

This guy is probably not going to have an official position title.

[BrunswickDawg]

Correct. You can only have, I believe, 10 assistants to recruit. And you only have 15 headsets for coaches, not GAs, on gameday.

But I mean most teams today are going to have 12-151 analysts and QC guys. We had around 10 last year.

This guy is probably not going to have an official position title.

Kevie is the Assistant Defensive Backs/Nickle Coach - says it right there in the press release.

But, yes, we are going to see more hybrid assistant/analyst types who work on a more detailed aspect (like Nickle Coverage).
Frankly, I would load up on young guys who traditionally have been GA's - ideally our own former players - and give them an Assistant to the Assistant Regional Manager Title and have someone like Knox teach them how to Coach.
It's probably our best way to build a pipeline of coaching talent.

[StarkVegasSteve]

Kevie is the Assistant Defensive Backs/Nickle Coach - says it right there in the press release.

But, yes, we are going to see more hybrid assistant/analyst types who work on a more detailed aspect (like Nickle Coverage).
Frankly, I would load up on young guys who traditionally have been GA's - ideally our own former players - and give them an Assistant to the Assistant Regional Manager Title and have someone like Knox teach them how to Coach.
It's probably our best way to build a pipeline of coaching talent.

I was talking about the new offensive hire. Yea Kevie is Assistant DB coach.

[Chuck3124]

Anybody heard anything on Darrell Wyatt or Cale Gundy for WR coach?

[KB21]

I would be very surprised to see Cale Gundy leave Oklahoma. Darrell Wyatt though coached with Lebby at UCF, so I could see that one.

[Todd4State]

I would be very surprised to see Cale Gundy leave Oklahoma. Darrell Wyatt though coached with Lebby at UCF, so I could see that one.

Cale Gundy hasn't coached since 2022. That would be a surprise.

[Tater]

I would be very surprised to see Cale Gundy leave Oklahoma. Darrell Wyatt though coached with Lebby at UCF, so I could see that one.

You live under a rock or something.

I'm drunk rn so take this with that thought in mind but lmfao at hiring Cale Gundy.

[StarkVegasSteve]

You live under a rock or something.

I'm drunk rn so take this with that thought in mind but lmfao at hiring Cale Gundy.

Yea I like Cale a lot as a person, but his coaching days are done. He hung it up when Venables came in

[Tater]

Yea I like Cale a lot as a person, but his coaching days are done. He hung it up when Venables came in

That's uhh... one way to describe it.

And to be clear and in front of the inevitable political shitstorm this convo could bring up. He was part of the lack of situational awareness and old guard under OU that had let things fester that BV was brought into cleaning up. He was a great person to make an example firing of and whether or not you agree with firing him for what he did - he should have had more situational awareness. Period.

I'm gonna cut us off on discussing it further because Scoob will have to come bonk us with ban hammers if we do. Not you specifically Steve, other folks (and me to be fair) got their keyboards revving up once they do the research.

[StarkVegasSteve]

That's uhh... one way to describe it.

I was trying to be nice. I like Cale so I don't want his entire career impacted by one moment.

[Tater]

Back to the topic - I'm a bit hungover this morning - but I have an idea on cleaning up the first post. Also off work today so I'll do that when I get around to it today.

[KB21]

I have an idea where that came from, and it has more to do with finding a name that has coached with Lebby before than it is with being an actual rumor. Wyatt could be legit, but Gundy? No.

[Really Clark?]

Back to the topic - I'm a bit hungover this morning - but I have an idea on cleaning up the first post. Also off work today so I'll do that when I get around to it today.

Tater is hungover on a Friday? Shocking!!!

[StarkVegasSteve]

I think L'Damian Washington can probably be added to the list of potential WR targets. Doesn't look like Stein will retain him at Kentucky.