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HOOVER, Ala. - Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said "we're all responsible" when asked what might happen if Jeffery Simmons, the freshman defensive lineman who was shown on video punching a woman several times during a fight in March, makes another mistake.

"If that happens, all of us are [responsible]," Mullen said Tuesday while at SEC media days. "But to be honest with you, I'm responsible for the actions of every one of my players. I'm responsible as a head coach. I can't be with them all the time."

Mullen called the decision to admit Simmons into school "a university decision.