The staff here at Southbound and Down has not hidden the fact that most of us firmly believe Mississippi State should disassociate themselves with 5-star defensive end signee Jeffrey Simmons. Ben Richardson (@benrich86) was the first here to say there was no way Simmons should be allowed to play for the Mississippi State football team when he published this article. It appears Mississippi State football does not agree, however.
It was announced earlier today that Jeffrey Simmons would be allowed to enroll and play Mississippi State football. This may have been predictable after Mississippi State football coach Dan Mullen downplayed the incident earlier this year, claiming he and his staff needed more time to evaluate the few seconds of footage.