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Mississippi State football has never played these Big 10 teams

By Ethan Lee

STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 08: Will Rogers #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs looks to pass during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images)
STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 08: Will Rogers #2 of the Mississippi State Bulldogs looks to pass during the game against the Arkansas Razorbacks at Davis Wade Stadium on October 08, 2022 in Starkville, Mississippi. (Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images) /
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Former Penn State offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead
STATE COLLEGE, PA – SEPTEMBER 3: Offensive coordinator Joe Moorhead of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks on during warmups prior to the game against the Kent State Golden Flashes at Beaver Stadium on September 3, 2016 in State College, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

Mississippi State football once poached a coach from the Penn State Nittany Lions, but the two haven’t met on the field

Penn State is one of the oldest and most successful programs in college football history. And despite that, the Mississippi State Bulldogs have never had an opportunity to meet up with the Nittany Lions.

The Nittany Lions’ legacy as a program has been marred considerably given the Sandusky scandal and the controversy and scrutiny that subsequently developed following that horrific situation.

With head coach James Franklin leading the Nittany Lions, Penn State has managed to win 11 games on four different occasions during his tenure dating back to the 2014 college football season.

And of course, it’s worth noting that, Mississippi State fans are pretty familiar with a former Penn State offensive coordinator.

Penn State football fans seem to really like Joe Moorhead. Some Mississippi State football fans may have enjoyed seeing him around Starkville, but the folks who love the Bulldogs view him very differently as a coach.

But, the two programs have never faced off and there likely won’t be many opportunities to do so in the near future unless they happen to get slated to meet up in a bowl game.

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