Jeff Lebby arrives in Starkville, addresses the crowd after receiving cowbells

Mississippi State Bulldogs didn’t take long to go out and find their new head football coach. They hired a man who’s put up some of the best offensive numbers in college football during his time as an offensive coordinator with the Oklahoma Sooners . Ironically enough, he worked under the current Ole Miss head coach, Lane Kiffin , a few years ago. On Sunday evening, Bulldog fans simply couldn’t wait to get a glimpse of Jeff Lebby, the man who’s been handed the reigns of the football program in Starkville.

Here’s the video of Lebby shortly after landing in Starkville, being handed cowbells and receiving a welcome from the crowd.

Mississippi State HC Jeff Lebby’s arrival in Starkville pic.twitter.com/g2tGRt4Qki

— Jon Sokoloff November 27, 2023

Shortly after he landed Mississippi State had their new head coach share a few words with the Bulldog fan base.

Jeff Lebby’s first remarks for fans: pic.twitter.com/tn8N9M2jJP

— Stefan Krajisnik November 27, 2023 He comes with an impressive resume in his coaching profile

Lebby will become a head coach for the first time in his career, previously being an offensive coordinator on three different staffs over the past four seasons. He is known for his Veer And Shoot scheme, learned under former head coach Art Briles — who happens to be Lebby’s father-in-law.

As Ross Dellenger mentioned, Lebby does have experience working under Kiffin and was once on the other side of the Egg Bowl. For two seasons, Ole Miss employed Lebby as their offensive coordinator but when Oklahoma came calling, it was too hard to pass up his alma mater.

Mississippi State fans will remember the Egg Bowl performances, with Ole Miss having 31 points in both matchups, resulting in wins. The 2020 match saw the Rebels go for 550 yards, 387 of which came in the air through Matt Corral.

Everyone in Starkville hopes those types of numbers, and the two wins, are a good omen in the rivalry moving forward. Going up against one of his old mentors will cause a fascinating matchup around Thanksgiving time as well.

Jeff Lebby fresh off two seasons with Oklahoma, Dillon Gabriel

More recently — from a statistical standpoint, Oklahoma was one of the best offenses in the country this season. The Sooners are third in scoring, averaging 43.2 points per game. Five different times was Lebby able to get at least 50 points on the board, with the latest being a 69-point thriller against .

Dillon Gabriel was brought along with Lebby to Oklahoma, with the two having a connection during their times at UCF. Lebby was also instrumental in the recruitment of Five-Star Plus+ quarterback Jackson Arnold , who is considered the future of the Sooners’ offense.

Mississippi State recently saw Will Rogers enter the NCAA transfer portal after spending four seasons with the program. Figuring out the quarterback position will officially be one of his first priorities after getting to Starkville.

On3’s Griffin McVeigh also contributed to this article.