Recruiting: New WR commits to Mississippi State

Wide receiver Scott Austin has committed to Mississippi State, it has been widely reported. The 6 ft 4, 180 lbs receiver out of Biloxi was ranked as the 14th best player in the State by Rivals. “It came to the point where I had a lot of stress on me on where I wanted to go and who really wanted me at heart,” he told the Clarion-Ledger. “MSU has five receivers leaving and this is a good opportunity to probably start as a true freshman.” He is the third player in the Dan Mullen’s 2013 receiving corps to be over 6 ft 3, the Clarion Ledger noted. Southern Miss had also recruited Austin.  

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Recruiting: Mississippi State gets three more commitments

Just when you thought it was safe to put away your cowbell, Mississippi State has just received three more major commitments – both on the attacking side of the ball. First of all, four-star running back Kailo Moore, who hails from Rosedale, Mississippi, opted to play for Dan Mullen’s 2013 class. Moore ran for nearly 1,500 yards and 19 touchdowns for West Bolivar, and he’s got frightening speed. He’s Rivals’ No.12 running back in the nation, and the second in the state. To make matters worse for in-state rival Ole Miss, he originally committed to play for the Rebels, but decided to go to Starkville instead. He also received offers from Alabama and Vanderbilt- according to Rivals. “It feels good

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Recruiting news: Bulldogs grab monster QB commitment

The Mississippi State Bulldogs added two commitments on Monday, the Starkville Daily News has reported. Floridian quarterback Cord Sandberg – noted by the News as being “top quarterback prospect on the MSU recruiting board” told the Daily News: “”I wanted to play football in the SEC. That was important to me. I know what Coach Mullen has done with other quarterbacks and I wanted to be a part of that.” Sandberg was given a four-star rating by Yahoo Rivals and was listed as having offers from SEC rivals LSU, Auburn, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt as well as interest from Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. He added: “”I am coming up to visit on the 23rd and 24th of July. I

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Recruiting: Kentucky adds QB recruit

After only having one commitment since recruiting season started, Joker Phillips added to the recent signing of defensive end Avonte Bell by getting QB Reese Phillips to commit to the ‘Cats. Kentucky beat SEC rival Mississippi State to Phillips’ commitment – which is quite a coup for The Joker. Phillips is a two-star quarterback, but is listed by Rivals as being ‘pro-style’. The SEC Football Blog had erroneously reported that Vanderbilt had offered to the ‘other Phillips’, but after further investigation, Vanderbilt was on the player’s list, but had not offered to him. Vanderbilt fans were quick to point out to the SEC Football Blog’s Twitter feed that Vandy has already got two quarterback commitments – four-star recruit Johnathon McCrary of Ellenwood,

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