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Oklahoma OC Jeff Lebby named next Mississippi State head coach
D.Brown3 months ago
A key piece of Brent Venables’ coaching staff is on the move. Mississippi State has come to an agreement with Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby to become its next head football coach, the school announced. An offensive mastermind, a dynamic play caller and the engineer of some of the most feared offenses in college football.
Please join us in welcoming the 36th head football coach in program history, Jeff Lebby!
» | #HailState pic.twitter.com/LEY36LlLeD — Mississippi State Football November 26, 2023 “Being the head coach at Mississippi State is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Lebby said in a statement. Sports Roundup Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more.Email Address By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy “This is a special place with special people and a football program with a storied tradition. ... I can’t wait to lead Mississippi State football into the future, while competing in college football’s premier conference.” Lebby has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma since Dec. 2021. Before joining Venables’ staff, Lebby spent two seasons running the offense at Ole Miss under Lane Kiffin. Lebby has played a key role in turning Dillon Gabriel into one of the Big 12′s top quarterbacks in the 2023 season. He also spent time under Art Briles on Baylor’s coaching staff, but was let go (along with most of the Baylor staff) after the program’s sexual assault scandal in 2015. In September, Lebby apologized after Briles, his father-in-law, was seen on the field following a 28-11 win over SMU . Mississippi State’s head coaching job became open on Nov. 13, when the program moved forward without Zach Arnett. He posted a 4-6 mark this season before the university went in another direction. Greg Knox has served as Mississippi State’s interim coach since Arnett’s firing.Find more Oklahoma coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
Please join us in welcoming the 36th head football coach in program history, Jeff Lebby!
» | #HailState pic.twitter.com/LEY36LlLeD — Mississippi State Football November 26, 2023 “Being the head coach at Mississippi State is the opportunity of a lifetime,” Lebby said in a statement. Sports Roundup Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis, scores and more.Email Address By signing up you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy “This is a special place with special people and a football program with a storied tradition. ... I can’t wait to lead Mississippi State football into the future, while competing in college football’s premier conference.” Lebby has been the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma since Dec. 2021. Before joining Venables’ staff, Lebby spent two seasons running the offense at Ole Miss under Lane Kiffin. Lebby has played a key role in turning Dillon Gabriel into one of the Big 12′s top quarterbacks in the 2023 season. He also spent time under Art Briles on Baylor’s coaching staff, but was let go (along with most of the Baylor staff) after the program’s sexual assault scandal in 2015. In September, Lebby apologized after Briles, his father-in-law, was seen on the field following a 28-11 win over SMU . Mississippi State’s head coaching job became open on Nov. 13, when the program moved forward without Zach Arnett. He posted a 4-6 mark this season before the university went in another direction. Greg Knox has served as Mississippi State’s interim coach since Arnett’s firing.Find more Oklahoma coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
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