Ben Howland has set the recruiting world on fire since he was hired at Mississippi State in March of this year. Coach Howland let it be known he was at Mississippi State to become not just an SEC contender, but also a national contender when he signed Malik Newman after only being the head coach for a month.
But he hasn’t stopped. Because Mississippi State’s current roster has a large number of seniors on it this season, the Bulldogs have room to sign a lot of players for the 2016-17 season. And Ben Howland isn’t just filling the roster with average players.