Dan Mullen will unofficially begin his ninth season as Mississippi State’s head football coach when the team starts spring practice Thursday.
After narrowly reaching a bowl game last season, here are three things to watch as the Bulldogs return to the football field in Starkville.
Has Mullen found his next Dak Prescott? Maybe, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves just yet. Although he had his ups and downs last season, Fitzgerald put up incredible numbers. The sophomore from Richmond Hill, Georgia, led the SEC in total offensive yards and broke single-season records for 100-yard rushing games by a quarterback (eight) and average yards per rush by a quarterback (7.