Mississippi State was on spring break this week, but coach Dan Mullen and the Bulldogs will be ready to get back at it in the coming days in spring practice and the focus will be several position battles taking place. The next few weeks will go a long way in identifying leaders at several positions.
Two positions the Bulldogs desperately need to clear up are running back and cornerback. The Bulldogs struggled last year to identify a bell cow at running back and averaged only 3.7 yards per carry in conference play. Against ranked opponents, that dropped to an abysmal 2.