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Sources: Mississippi State nabbing top defensive assistant

Matt Barnes is taking the co-defensive coordinator spot with Jeff Lebby

Mississippi State and Jeff Lebby are making a major staff addition.

Sources tell FootballScoop that the Bulldogs are tabbing Matt Barnes to become the program's co-defensive coordinator.

Barnes, presently at the University of Memphis, is going to handle the back-end/secondary in Lebby's Mississippi State program.