Mississippi State running back Devon Booth, left, tries to avoid the tackle of a Tennessee defender during last year’s meeting in Knoxville.
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As good as the 4-0 start has been for head coach Jeff Lebby’s Bulldogs, the schedule is about to get much tougher with the start of Southeastern Conference play.
The grind for MSU begins at home Saturday against Tennessee then comes Texas A&M, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri and Ole Miss in quick order.
Lebby has now one year of experience under his belt as a head coach. He understands there is nothing easy about the SEC but has a simple way of dealing with it.
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