Mississippi State's Cleveland to miss season, Jiles 1st month with injuries
Marvin Gentry-USA TODAY Sports
Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen told reporters Wednesday that the Bulldogs will be without a couple key defensive backs for an extended portion of the 2016 season.
Senior Tolando Cleveland will be out the entire campaign with a torn ACL, while fellow upperclassman Cedric Jiles will miss the month of September with a broken arm.
Both players represent a significant loss to the Bulldogs secondary, which already lost Taveze Calhoun and Will Redmond from last year's squad.
Mississippi State opens the season Sept. 3 against South Alabama.