The Mississippi State head coach is trying to give fans something to be excited about during his 1st offseason with the program. Lebby joined SEC Network on Early Signing Day to talk about some of the progress that the program has. Obviously in playing in this league, you’ve gotta have a guy that knows how to run the show.” Jeff Lebby is trying to get the momentum rolling on the recruiting trail at Mississippi State. “He’s bought in to being a great quarterback and understands what that means. A guy that I think is a great leader and knows what it looks like,” said Lebby. “Had a lot of familiarity with Mike, had been on him for a long time. Lebby is excited for Van Buren to finally get to Starkville.
Van Buren signed his letter of intent with the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Lebby was also asked about former Oregon commit Michael Van Buren. “We’re on a track to do something really special.” on the future of Mississippi State football ? /chjktwaOeB Our fanbase and administration have been incredible in creating the vision and hope for these guys that we’re on a track to create something special.” “Great tradition, great history and a program that’s got great excitement about it. This is a place that went to 13-straight bowl games before this last year,” said Lebby. “It’s been important for us to just do well inside our state as we got going, making sure that we’re identifying the right guys that we had a chance to go sign today and making sure they understood that this isn’t a broken place.
