Dan Mullen has been at the American Football Coaches Association annual conference in San Antonio, Texas since Sunday.
Mullen will return to Mississippi State with a new defensive coordinator, linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator in tow. Peter Sirmon will serve in all three capacities on the Bulldogs’ staff, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times.
Sirmon comes to Starkville from USC, where he has worked as the Trojans’ linebackers coach, recruiting coordinator and associate head coach of defense for the past two seasons.
While at USC, Sirmon helped sign back-to-back top 10 recruiting classes including the nation’s No.