Maroon-White Game Format, Coaching Staffs Announced
STARKVILLE, Miss. ? Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen announced today the coaching staffs and game format for the Maroon-White Spring Game scheduled for Saturday at 5:30 p.m. at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field.
“We’ve divided up the staff ? both on-field and off-field ? so each team can operate on its own for that two-hour time period,” Mullen said. “They’ll use different locker rooms and we’ll expect the teams to compete to win.”
A draft will be held on Friday morning to determine the teams, and the game will consist of four 15-minute quarters and a 15-minute halftime period, just as a regular game. The Maroon-White game will feature many aspects of a regular-season game, with offense and defense being played at full-speed. Special teams will be conducted in a controlled format, with no kickoffs or punt returns. Offenses will start at their own 40 yardline after scores, and at the point of a fielded punt.
The Maroon Team will be guided by head coach Bud Thompson and his on-field staff will include Les Koenning, Greg Knox, Scott Sallach, David Turner and Melvin Smith. Graduate assistants Wesley Goodwin and Brian Kilgore will also help the Maroons.
The White Team will be coached by Richard Adkerson, who will be assisted by John Hevesy, Mark Hudspeth, Carl Torbush and Tony Hughes. Angelo Mirando and Maquase Lovings will also help the White Team.
Administrators, media relations staff, trainers, doctors, strength and conditioning coaches, equipment mangers and administrative assistants have all been assigned to a team and will be supporting their staff and players during the game.
The game will kick off at 5:33 p.m. and be televised by CSS. Replays of the game ? enhanced with interviews of coaches and players - will also be shown on the cable outlet in the future.
MAROON TEAM
Head Coach
Bud Thompson
Assistant Coaches
David Abney
Les Koenning
Greg Knox
Scott Sallach
David Turner
Melvin Smith
Wes Goodwin
Brian Kilgore
Staff
Rockey Felker
Brock Dulaney
Nancy Covington
Jane Ballard
Matt Balis
Justin Gremillion
Donald Huffman
Scott Stricklin
Bracky Brett
Joe Galbraith
Ann Carr
Bob Collins
Josh Gilreath
Mike Richey
Chad Thomas
Bobby Tomlinson
WHITE TEAM
Head Coach
Richard Adkerson
Assistant Coaches
John Hevesy
Mark Hudspeth
Angelo Mirando
Carl Torbush
Tony Hughes
Marquase Lovings
Staff
Jody Wright
Reed Stringer
Susan Simmons
Angie Jabri
Lou Caralla
Eric Studedemann
Paul Mock
Phil Silva
Greg Byrne
Tyler Hill
Steve Smith
Duncan McKenzie
Rusty Linton
Straton Karatassos
Mike Nemeth
Bart Gregory
Brent Frey