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T&L Extra: Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports Discusses The Mississippi State Coaching Search

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SuperTalk Mississippi Media

Sports, News, Sports News

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Mississippi State athletic director Zac Selmon said the next time he speaks publicly, it will be to introduce the new head football coach of the Bulldogs. So until he speaks, Brian Hadad will talk with Ross Dellenger, national college football reporter for Yahoo Sports, about this search and who the likely candidates to end up in maroon and white are? Brian Hadad of SportsTalk Mississippi and Robbie Faulk of 24/7 give you the best insight into Mississippi State athletics. We cover the Bulldogs like no one else. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM Brought to you by... Strange Brew Coffeehouse - https://strangebrewcoffeehouse.myshopify.com/ College Corner - https://collegecornerstore.com/ Restaurant Tyler - https://www.eatlocalstarkville.com/restaurant-tyler Mississippi Beef Council - https://www.msbeef.org/ Two Brothers - https://www.twobrotherssmokedmeats.com/ Advantage Business Systems - https://www.absms.com/ PriorityOne Bank - https://priorityonebank.com/ Dolce Gelato Treats - https://www.facebook.com/dolcestarkville/

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0:00.0

A Super Talk Mississippi Media Production.

0:04.5

So now we welcome possibly Mississippi State's most famous living, living alumnus.

0:09.7

Ross, I'm going to sports to the show.

0:13.5

And Ross, you know, obviously this is the time of year for you.

0:17.1

You know, obviously the games are much bigger.

0:18.9

The stakes are much bigger.

0:19.9

But this is also the time when coaching changes are happening and staff changes are happening, and that's

0:24.7

where you do a lot of your best writing. I've been asked this a couple of times. I was on

0:29.5

radio earlier today with Cole Kublich, and he asked me this, and I want to get your thoughts.

0:34.7

Ten games is all Zach Arnett got in this season. One year, you know,

0:39.8

removed from everything that's happened at Mississippi State. Did Mississippi State do the right

0:44.4

thing by its program in relieving Zach Arnett of his duties?

0:51.4

Oh, obviously, you know, I'm no longer there on the ground there in starkville so i don't i don't have

0:59.9

all the information from the outside 10 games is uh in 11 if you count the bowl game but it's very

1:06.4

um it's very small right right? Small sample size.

1:14.3

That's one of the shorter tenures for our head coach,

1:14.5

Zach. I can remember, in fact, I should go back historically and look at that.

1:17.9

I know I wrote about it a couple years ago,

1:20.7

but it's probably up there with one of the shortest ever

1:23.6

in major college football history.

1:28.2

I, you know, I, first of all, it's such a hard position to be put in that he was put in last

1:36.0

December. Suddenly, you know, your head coach passes. You've got the signing day approaching

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