Mike Leach's Air Raid offense instead looked like a bunch of paper airplanes in his first season at Mississippi State.
The Pirate had a new ship to captain in 2020, but the SEC West has not been friendly waters. The Bulldogs had a season-opening win over LSU that looked meh as the year went on, and Stanford transfer quarterback K.J. Costello fell flat. Will Rogers wasn't a whole lot better.
A No. 34-rated recruiting class would have been a lot better if not for some late defections, but quarterback Sawyer Robertson looks like he'll be able to thrive once he learns the system.