From State To Super Bowl Champs: Billboards Honoring KC Bulldogs Debuting

by Bill Martin, Senior Associate Athletic Director/Communications

STARKVILLE – Digital billboards recognizing former Mississippi State student-athletes and Super Bowl champions Chris Jones, Martinas Rankin and Braxton Hoyett are debuting in 13 cities across the region.

The congratulatory billboards are located in:

Starkville, Mississippi
Biloxi, Mississippi
Jackson Metro Area
Philadelphia, Mississippi
Memphis, Tennessee
Atlanta, Georgia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mobile, Alabama
Pensacola, Florida
Dallas, Texas
Nashville, Tennessee
Birmingham, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama

The trio became the 22^nd, 23^rd and 24^th different Bulldogs to win a Super Bowl when the Kansas City Chiefs rallied to top the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, on Sunday in Miami. Jones, a 2015 All-American for the Bulldogs, was dominant in the victory, racking up a game-high three pass deflections. The Houston, Mississippi, native has accumulated 33 sacks and 72 quarterback hits in his first four seasons.

Rankin, a 2017 first-team All-SEC offensive lineman and winner of the Kent Hull Award, played in six games this season before being put on injured reserve following a knee injury. Hoyett, a two-year starter for the Bulldogs from 2017-18, played a vital role on the practice squad as a rookie.

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