Mississippi State is coming off a thrilling 51-50 win against Arkansas in Week 12 and is gearing up for the Egg Bowl against Ole Miss in Starkville this weekend.

Dan Mullen held his weekly press conference on Monday, and normally injury news is something that gets addressed at the end of the presser, but Mullen couldn’t wait to share the news of how healthy his team is heading into the regular-season finale.

However, there was some concern on the part of Bulldogs fans when junior right tackle Justin Senior went down against the Razorbacks and did not return to the game. But Mullen said the injury is a minor one, and the main reason Senior did not go back in was because his replacement Elgton Jenkins was playing so well.

The Bulldogs have the luxury of getting their final game at home against an Ole Miss team that is playing some of its best football of the season. Mullen knows how much playing in Starkville means for his team and the Bulldogs fanbase.

Getting to play the Egg Bowl at home is even more special for Mississippi State this year because it will be Senior Night for the Bulldogs, who will be saying goodbye to a very successful senior class that includes the best quarterback in the program’s history, Dak Prescott.

 

Mullen certainly hopes to graduate more classes like his seniors this year and that all starts with good recruiting. Common sense would suggest that the Egg Bowl could have some serious implications on recruiting within the state of Mississippi but, as most coaches would, Mullen downplayed that idea.

Mullen also scoffed at questions about rumors swirling around that he could leave Mississippi State in the offseason for one of the many coaching vacancies across college football.