Mississippi State’s Secondary Should Be Improved In 2018
Mississippi State football has struggled at time to defend the pass over the past few years. Back in 2013, Mississippi State gave up 205.2 yards through the air per game. That number spiked in 2014 when MSU allowed 272.8 passing yards per game.
In 2015, things got better as Mississippi State’s secondary, when coached by Manny Diaz, held opponents to 216.5 passing yards per game. But, in 2016, with Peter Sirmon leading things, the Mississippi State Bulldogs gave up 281.5 passing yards per game.
For the record, that’s really, really bad.
Things improved quite a bit in 2017 as Mississippi State held opponents to 174.7 passing yards per game, but things can still be better. And a lot of that will have to do with how quickly the Bulldogs can get to the quarterback next year.