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STARKVILLE, Miss. Golden State Warriors Store . -- Mississippi State is out to prove its recent jump in Southeastern Conference status is no fluke.The Bulldogs program has enjoyed nearly unprecedented success over the past two years, largely thanks to star quarterback Dak Prescott. But Prescott is now in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, leaving Mississippi State to fend for itself in the difficult Western Division.Safety Brandon Bryant is among the young players who said Mississippi State will miss Prescott, but can be successful without him.There are new faces and new names on every team in the SEC, Bryant said. Everyone in the SEC has the talent, were just ready to go out there for everyone to display it and start playing.Preseason camp started with four quarterbacks -- Nick Fitzgerald, Damian Williams, Elijah Staley and Nick Tiano -- fighting for the job. That list dropped to three when Staley was granted his release and will transfer.Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen is confident all of them can run the teams offense, which has often been dependent on the quarterbacks ability to be a dual threat.There isnt a guy that isnt a good runner so were not limiting you, Mullen said before Staleys departure. None of the skill sets of any of the four quarterbacks is going to limit what we do.The Bulldogs do have some experience returning on defense. Linebacker Richie Brown should anchor the middle of the field after leading the team with 109 tackles last season, including 13 for a loss. Defensive end A.J. Jefferson had 13 1/2 tackles for a loss last season and veterans like Bryant and Kivon Coman will lead the secondary.Here are a few other things to know about Mississippi State:LISTEN TO THE SIRMON: Mississippi States defense will be led by new coordinator Peter Sirmon. The 39-year-old, who played seven seasons in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans from 2000-06, comes to the Bulldogs after two seasons at Southern California. Sirmon says hes pleased that his players have adapted to his coaching so quickly. Said Bryant: Its been demanding, but its been great. With all new coaches it is different, but they came in with the attitude of making us all better. We fixed what we needed to do in the spring, now were just ready to roll.ROSS, HOLLOWAY KEYS TO OFFENSE: Mississippi State might still be looking for a quarterback, but it already has some experienced playmakers. Senior receiver Fred Ross returns after catching 88 passes for 1,007 yards and five touchdowns last season. Brandon Holloway is probably the teams most versatile player -- he gained 413 yards rushing, 396 yards receiving and 567 yards on kick returns last season.KEY GAMES: The Bulldogs have four winnable SEC home games against Auburn, Arkansas, Texas A&M and South Carolina. If Mississippi State can take care of business at Davis Wade Stadium, any success on the road will be a bonus. Theres also an interesting non-conference game on the road against BYU on Oct. 14.PREDICTION: Mississippi State will miss Prescott, but should have enough talent to advance to a bowl game for a seventh straight season. The Bulldogs will be competitive in the West, though a lack of elite playmakers makes it difficult to see them near the top with programs like Alabama and LSU.SEASON OPENER: Mississippi State hosts South Alabama on Sept. 3.---Follow David Brandt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/davidbrandtAP---AP College Football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org Glenn Robinson III Jersey . Toronto has dropped games to Indiana and Miami since a five-game winning streak and closed out a three-game road trip at 1-2. Warriors Jerseys China .4 million title. 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Its just that we think it would be a good idea. Our silence should not be misinterpreted as inaction. In its report, the review panel noted that the Nationals should be seen as an aspirational event and to ensure better quality, the present qualification cutoff score should be upwardly revised.The recommendation, though, is yet to make it beyond paper. Participating in the recently-concluded shotgun Nationals in Jaipur, Raninder finished with silver in the mens trap event behind four-time Olympian Manavjit Singh Sandhu. While the willingness to introspect and allow criticism on part of the federation must be appreciated, the fact remains that little has been done so far to implement the suggested changes, says Manisha Malhotra, who was part of the four-member review panel chaired by Abhinav Bindra.Citing the instance of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Manisha added that if the cricket body does eventually implement the recommendations of the Supreme Court-appointed Lodha panel to overhaul its structure, it would set a much-needed precedent for other national sport federations.When I spoke to the NRAI president two weeks ago, he assured me that details of the panel which is to oversee implementation would be announced shortly, but there has been no word on that front yet, she added. Among the gamut of changes proposed by the panel, include the appointment of a high performance manager, not part of the NRAI, who would coordinate between the shoooters, coaches, NRAI and SAI and a committee of experts for picking national coaches. Monta Ellis Jersey. Clarifying the NRAIs stance, Raninder told ESPN that some of the measures would require a considerable amount of time for implementation.The process for change in coaching staff has begun but it will take time to reach where we desire to arrive. After all, top coaches are hardly available a dime a dozen both domestically and internationally. As far as the appointment of a high performance manager is concerned, the job description has been finalised and we will be advertising for the position shortly. Raninders observation with regard to the difficult task of finding quality coaches at this time though is not too far from the truth. Almost all the top international coaches have possibly been signed up by other countries ahead of the Olympics, since the usual practice is to keep close tabs on contracts of high-profile coaches, initiating negotiations with them a few months before their existing contract with a particular national federation is to end with the Games. The introduction of mixed-gender events has also put the federation in a bit of a pickle, suggests Raninder, adding that they are still awaiting answers from the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF).We would have to revise our calendar of trials and camps given the new mixed events and were still unsure as to how long the three events (double trap men, 50m prone men and 50m pistol men) which have been dropped can continue for, he said. In the aftermath of Indias below-par show at the Rio Games, the NRAI was, in fact, the only national sports federation to set up a panel to help look into the reasons for its athletes far from flattering performance.The second panel, which would oversee the implementation of the recommendations, Raninder assures, would be nominated after the national squad is constituted following the Nationals.The Nationals (rifle & pistol) are scheduled to be held in Pune from December 12-26. ' ' '