By JOEL COLEMAN
sports@starkvilledailynews.com
Opponents beware. Mississippi State’s newest defensive position is almost ready to strike.
MSU reports for training camp Monday. With the season opener now less than five weeks away, that means first-year defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon is just days away from taking his viper out of its cage.
“The viper position is a guy that has to be kind of a big guy, but has to be able to cover (the pass),” senior linebacker Richie Brown said at Southeastern Conference Media Days earlier this month. “We’ve got a few guys working out at that position.