Recruiting is the lifeline of college football — especially in the Southeastern Conference. The importance of recruiting talented players heightens when you play the likes of Alabama, Auburn, and LSU week in and week out.
Although Mississippi State will likely never be a place that will regularly recruit inside the top ten, the recruiting has seen a jump lately. Mullen understands that developing raw and overlooked prospects is nice, but high-level talent is generally needed in order to consistently be in the hunt for the SEC West crown.
The 2015 recruiting cycle saw Mississippi State dominate the Magnolia state in recruiting –landing six of the top ten recruits in the state.