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Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen is reaching into his past in order to try and help the present and future of the Bulldogs.
Brett Elliott, a former quality control assistant at MSU under Mullen from 2012-14, will be the Bulldogs’ next quarterbacks coach the Starkville Daily News confirmed on Tuesday. Elliott replaces Brian Johnson, who left last month to become the offensive coordinator at Houston.
Elliott spent last season as the offensive coordinator at Texas State following a successful one-year stint as co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at James Madison University. At James Madison in 2015, Elliott coached the Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Year, quarterback Vad Lee.