When Mississippi State signed Martinas Rankin, the nation’s top junior college offensive tackle last year, many believed he would walk right into a starting spot on the Bulldogs line.
That has not been the case.
With the season quickly approaching, Rankin is still locked in a battle at right tackle with returning starter Justin Senior and sixth-year senior Damien Robinson.
“I appreciate that because I didn’t want to be given anything,” Rankin said. “I wanted to work my way from the bottom. That’s what I had to do coming out of high school.