Mississippi State wrapped up the Dak Prescott era with a runaway win over N.C. State in the Belk Bowl.
Following one of the best two-year stretches in school history -- the Bulldogs were a combined 19-7 in 2014 and 2015 -- this offseason will feature plenty of uncertainty.
Let’s examine five of the big questions facing the Bulldogs this offseason:
Who replaces Manny Diaz? Dan Mullen is preparing to hire his sixth DC in eight years after Manny Diaz's second departure from the Bulldogs staff. Over the last two seasons, the Bulldogs were solid under Geoff Collins (who left after a landmark 2014 season to become DC at Florida) and about average under Diaz, whose 2015 defense ranked 36th in scoring defense (23.