With the announced hires of Peter Sirmon and Terrell Buckley, Dan Mullen has taken a pair of big steps in determining the look of Mississippi State’s future on defense, tabbing MSU’s new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, with Buckley coaching in the secondary and serving recruiting coordinator. Additionally, defensive line coach David Turner was named the assistant head coach in addition to his current role..
Between Sirmon and Buckley, MSU’s defensive staff has a combined 21 years of NFL experience, not to mention the extensive list of current NFL defensive linemen who have been tutored under Turner.