Another year of Mississippi State football, another new defensive coordinator. But, this time, the Bulldogs aren’t replacing their defensive coordinator because Dan Mullen doesn’t know how to hold onto one. It’s actually the opposite. Dan Mullen left town, Todd Grantham followed.
Enter Joe Moorhead. Moorhead comes in during November and then quickly, and quietly, builds an incredible coaching staff over the next couple of months. His defensive coordinator? Bob Shoop, a man he had connections with thanks to their time together at Penn State helping James Franklin turn the Nittany Lions around.
When Shoop was in Happy Valley, the Nittany Lions featured a stout defense.