The Mississippi State Bulldogs have hired Jeff Lebby as their next head coach, the university announced on Sunday.
Lebby spent the previous two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Oklahoma. He served the same roles at Ole Miss and UCF during the three previous seasons.
Lebby worked under Art Briles, his father-in-law, on the Baylor coaching staff from 2008-2016, primarily as either an offensive quality control coach or a running backs coach. Briles was fired after the team was investigated for lack of action on sexual assault allegations. One victim named Lebby as a coach who was informed but did not take action.
This season with the Sooners, he was panned on social media for bringing Briles down onto the field for a game. Lebby apologized after the game and said the intent was just to celebrate with family.
This would be Lebby’s first head coach position at the collegiate level.
Mississippi State fired Zach Arnett on Nov. 13 after just a single season. Arnett took over the Bulldogs’ program after the tragic death of former head coach Mike Leach due to heart complications last December.