STARKVILLE —  Tony Hughes, a Mississippi native with more than 25 years coaching in his home state, has been named to head coach Dan Mullen’s coaching staff, pending approval by the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning.

“Tony is obviously well known and well respected throughout the state of Mississippi,” Mullen said. “With his addition to our staff, we bring another tremendous recruiter and experienced coach to our team.”

Hughes comes to Mississippi State after spending one season at Southern Mississippi, where he coached the secondary. Prior to that stop, Hughes coached for three seasons at Ole Miss. Named one of the top 25 college football recruiters in the nation by Rivals.com in the spring of 2006, Hughes’ first two years were spent tutoring the defensive backs and his final season in Oxford was spent working with the tight ends.