Here's what Jeff Lebby is owed as a contract bonus with Mississippi State football in the Duke's Mayo Bowl vs Wake Forest.

The Bulldogs added an associated head coach on offense and a familiar face to rejoin with Zach Arnett and the linebackers' room.

This tracker will keep tabs on which Mississippi State football players have opted out of playing in the Duke's Mayo Bowl against Wake Forest.

COLUMBIA, MO — Mississippi State football made plenty of costly mistakes en route to another SEC loss. The Bulldogs (5-6, 1-6 SEC) were dropped 49-27 by No. 24 Missouri (7-3, 3-3) on Nov. 15 at Memorial Stadium.

According to Bill Connelly's ESPN SP+ expert computer model, the Ole Miss Rebels have a 82 percent chance to walk into Davis Wade Stadium on Friday and cement their College Football Playoff hopes.

Here's how Mississippi State football was able to get into a bowl game in 2025, despite not reaching six wins.

Mississippi State football accepted an invitation to play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl on Jan. 2 despite having only five wins.

Womack is Mississippi State’s first five-star signee since Charles Cross in 2019, and the program’s seventh-best recruit of all-time, according to the 247Sports Composite. He was the 2024 Mississippi Gatorade player of the year, a 2025 Clarion Ledger Dandy Dozen member and won two MAIS state titles with Hartfield Academy.

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football signed its prospects to the 2026 recruiting class on Dec. 3. The Bulldogs signed 28 players on the first of three days of the early signing period.

Year two of the Jeff Lebby era is complete and Mississippi State is now pushing into an all-important third year for the Bulldog head coach. After a 2-10 season in 2024, Lebby and his staff did improve the team with the transfer portal in year two,