Mississippi State football opens its 2021 Southeastern Conference slate on Sept. 25 as the Bulldogs host Ed Orgeron’s LSU Tigers.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a Mississippi State fan who doesn’t remember last year’s conference opener, versus those same LSU Tigers, who were fresh off a national championship that capped off one of the best seasons the sport has ever seen.
Entering the 2020 season, the Tigers were faced with replacing a ridiculous amount of talent, poached by everything from graduation, the NFL draft and COVID-19. The Tigers were also hindered by defensive coordinator Bo Pelini, who stubbornly refused to coordinate his defense in last season’s opener versus Mississippi State.