How well does the Baylor transfer do in his final year?
STARKVILLE, Miss. — The 2024 football season is monumental for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. MSU welcomes former Oklahoma offensive coordinator Jeff Lebby as its new head coach.
The quarterback position is the most important player on the field, especially for Lebby, who will be judged primarily on how his offense performs this season. Luckily for the Bulldogs, the Baylor transfer is used to the pressure of college football, not the SEC, but simply having experience in the Power Four level is critical.
Lebby has coached a pair of quarterbacks in his career as they adjusted to his new scheme, once at UCF and another at Ole Miss. In 2019, at Central Florida, Lebby was promoted to offensive coordinator, and the starting quarterback was Dillon Gabriel. Lebby moved from UCF to Ole Miss in 2020 and once again dealt with an inexperienced quarterback. Matt Corral was coming into his redshirt sophomore season when Lebby arrived in Oxford.
Now, to Shapen, how does he stack up compared to both of the mentioned quarterbacks? First of all, he needs talented players around him, and State did a nice job of turning the offensive line into a strength with four transfer portal signees, notably Makylan Pounders, running back Davon Booth, and a trio of transfer wide receivers headed by Kelly Akharaiyi.
The most important aspect of a successful quarterback is poise, and Shapen displayed it at Baylor. Rarely did he bail from the pocket too soon; instead, he stood in there and made accurate throws while facing rushers.
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