On today’s edition of “Thunder & Lightning,” Brian Hadad and Carlo Barone ranked Mississippi State’s 12 games for the 2026 season in order of importance, the hosts said.
Hadad and Barone said they looked well past Week 1 in assessing the schedule. The hosts said the aim was to weigh the stakes of each matchup across the season.
The pair identified which games they considered must-wins and which carry less pressure for Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby and his squad, Hadad and Barone said.
Hadad and Barone said the segment was intended to spark discussion about expectations for Lebby and Mississippi State heading into 2026, and the rankings aired on the show’s latest edition.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
