A month after Mississippi State dismissed one coach, the next one has kept a frantic pace. Jeff Lebby has assembled most of his coaching and support staff, the offensive side dominated by folk familiar with his way of doing things. Lebby has also had to divide his time and attention to recruiting ahead of December 20 signings day. The transfer portal contains a dozen now-former Dogs and just one commitment for State, but that pace should explode after a series of official visits. Basketball ends a two-loss streak with a big road win, and hosts a pair of games this week with Sunday's contest in Tupelo to fund name-image-likeness resources. And finally, looking back a year ago to this date and the still-stunning passing of Coach Mike Leach, with all that set in motion ever since.

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