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5 innovative coaches Mississippi State football fans should know

By Ethan Lee

AUBURN, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Zach Arnett of the Mississippi State Bulldogs reacts during the second quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images)
AUBURN, ALABAMA - OCTOBER 28: Head coach Zach Arnett of the Mississippi State Bulldogs reacts during the second quarter against the Auburn Tigers at Jordan-Hare Stadium on October 28, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images) /
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Former Coastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Jamey Chadwell
Nov 3, 2022; Conway, South Carolina, USA; Coastal Carolina Chanticleers head coach Jamey Chadwell talks with the officials in the second quarter of a game against the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Brooks Stadium. Mandatory Credit: David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports /

Jamey Chadwell of the Liberty Flames

There aren’t many head coaches who are known to be quite as innovative as Jamey Chadwell of the Liberty Flames. While he was with the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, Chadwell was able to build that program into a successful and sustainable winner. And he did it with a flexible offense that, at its best, was pretty balanced.

A number of Mississippi State football fans clamored for a coach to run the ball more and now we’re seeing the fruits of that. If we’re going to run the ball more, maybe we could do it with a coach who can be dynamic and has a track record of establishing a winning program where it can be difficult to thrive.

Enter Jamey Chadwell.

Chadwell spent five seasons with Coastal Carolina and he managed to go 39-22 from 2017 to 2022. He went from winning three games his first season to back-to-back 11-win seasons in 2020 and 2021.

The man knows how to win.

Right now, Chadwell’s Liberty Flames are 8-0 on the season and have the 13th best scoring offense in the country at 37 points per game.

And by the way, the Flames are running for 280.6 yards per game. So, if you want someone who will run the heck out of the ball, maybe finding someone who is an established winner and who is also creative is a great place to start.

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