A little over two years ago, I remember Athletic Director Scott Stricklin leading a tour of Mississippi State’s newly-finished expansion and renovation of its football stadium, a $75 million dollar project he’d been working on since he took over and was thrilled to finally unveil to the public.
Just a short while later, MSU’s head coach unveiled the big project he’d been working on, one that was almost six years in the making – Dan Mullen’s breakout 2014 team that made college football’s fastest ascent to No. 1 on the backs of a veteran offensive line surrounded by playmakers at the skill positions and a defense loaded with soon-to-be NFL players.