After Tony Hughes and Manny Diaz left the MSU coaching staff to take positions at other schools, there was concern about who would be hired to fill their shoes but also excitement for an opportunity to improve.
The main concern was recruiting. That’s in large part because State’s 2016 class currently ranks in the 40s….and anything in the SEC outside the top 20 is bad news – anything outside the top 30 is unacceptable. Losing your recruiting coordinator (Tony Hughes) who was generally considered the staff’s top recruiter was a big blow to a bad situation.