Jeff Lebby details what stood out to him in Mississippi State's spring practices

For new Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Jeff Lebby, his first spring in Starkville is in the books, and there’s plenty to take away from it.

As Lebby explained to members of the media following those spring practices, there was a lot that stood out to him. However, the thing that he was happiest to see was this Mississippi State team’s work ethic.

“I think what stood out the most was our guys’ eagerness to go to work every day and their attitude and effort coming into the building,” Jeff Lebby said. “We’ve had great energy every single day. That’s been a huge stress of ours, it’s not just making sure it’s not just another Tuesday morning, it’s not just another Wednesday meeting, it’s not just another Thursday walkthrough. Being incredibly present every single moment, being incredibly intentional, and finding ways to get better. So, that’s what I am most proud about.”

While Jeff Lebby is certainly happy with his team’s attitude and effort, he still knows there’s room to improve and explained that they’re going to continue to work on that.

“There’s a lot of different areas to work on. We’ve got to continue to create depth here in the next couple of weeks with everything that is going on, and we will do that. But, again, proud of where we are at but totally different sight of where we are going.”

When Lebby refers to creating depth, he likely means through the Transfer Portal. As of now, the Bulldogs have the 26th-ranked Transfer Portal class in the 2024 cycle, according to the On3 College Football Team Transfer Portal Rankings. That class already includes 16 incoming players. Among those players, nine are coming in from power conference schools.

Jeff Lebby says being at Mississippi State is a dream come true

Earlier in the spring, Jeff Lebby shared what it meant for him to be the head coach at Mississippi State.

“I said it in my very first team meeting the night I got here. For me, this is, it’s a dream come true. And I told the guys, the best part about it is the dream’s just starting,” Lebby said.

“For me, I have, I’ve thought about it for a long time, wanted to have an opportunity to do exactly what I’m getting able to do right now. I try to impress upon the guys nonstop not forgetting where we come from.”