Athlon Sports thought highly enough of Mississippi State to rank the Bulldogs 21st nationally in its preseason poll.
Although the publication considers MSU one of the nation’s top teams, it also predicts the Bulldogs will finish last in the perennially tough SEC West. Athlon believes State will go 7-5 this season with a 3-5 conference mark.
Athlon ranks Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen as the sixth best coach in the league and the 19th rated coach in the nation.
The publication also placed five Bulldogs on its four Preseason All-SEC teams including senior quarterback Dak Prescott, who was a first team selection.