Jay Perry

Ray & Perry Law • Sideline analyst @hailstatefb @emccathletics • Frmr Assc AD Leg/Internal Affairs & Dir-Player Dev • Taught NIL

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Some personal news … I have been incredibly blessed and fortunate the past 7 years to work in intercollegiate athletics for a place I love dearly, but yesterday was my last official day at @hailstate @msstate

Huge thank you to my good friend @CoachDanMullen for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to join his staff in 2017.

A heartfelt thank you to @BallCoachJoeMo and the late Mike Leach for allowing me to continue in that role. Sincere gratitude for another close friend and mentor, @JohnCohenAD, for allowing me to grow and move over to administration and be a member of his executive staff.

I hope I provided leadership and direction that made each of you happy you decided to give me the opportunities you did.

Thank you to the countless co-workers I’ve had the opportunity to work alongside. We’ve been through some battles together. We’ve walked some incredibly hard and difficult roads in these 7 years. We lost friends. We hurt. But we grew. And persevered. And won. Oh we won! And we had an absolute blast!

There are literally hundreds and hundreds of student-athletes I’ve been blessed to work with and to call friends - far too many to thank here. Always know this: you guys and girls are rockstars. You are shining examples of what college athletics is supposed to be. I am a far better person for knowing you.

I have been far from perfect, but I have always tried to keep our student athletes and their growth, development, and well-being as my guiding star while being the best representative of my alma mater I could.

Although my time on staff at @hailstate is over, I will continue roaming the field as the sideline reporter for @hailststefb and @learfield.

Stay tuned (or don’t 😂) for updates on my future plans.

God bless and #HailState! Remember, at MISSISSIPPI State, faMily means everything.

What a ride …

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

I buy all of this … except for the part that the guys prefer to bus rather than fly. No. No, they don’t.

[Brad Logan @BradLoganTOC]

WATCH:

“You can’t win if you’re not a good team. You can have some superstar players and future major leaguers.”

“Our guys would rather bus than fly because they love being on the bus together.”

-Ole Miss head @CoachMikeBianco

🎥: @NCAABaseball | #RoadToOmaha

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Top 5 tweet of the year so far.

[Rivers Hughey @RivsHughey]

@Vern_Funquist

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

This is a no-brainer. So really fortunate to spend a few years on Mike Leach’s staff at @HailStateFB. I didn’t spend near the years on his staff as some people, but goodness do I have a lifetime of stories. That started the day we left the airport!

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Mike Leach is on the 2027 College Football Hall of Fame ballot, @Brett_McMurphy reports🙏

https://t.co/CV5AT1U5fc

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Hey @TexasFootball your move. You in or out?

[Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow]

"We've already talked to Abilene Christian and Texas State..

They're happy to do it and we'll pay the buyout for Texas..

There's no reason not to do this and we're ready to go" ~ @CodyC64 #PMSLive

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

And some people think the answer to college athletics is federal intervention 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

[On3 @On3]

NEW: Sen. Ted Cruz to @AndyAriOn3 on the "Lane Kiffin rule" in The Protect College Sports Act:

"It is absolutely the Lane Kiffin Provision... A university cannot recruit or hire a head coach or OC/DC while the season is happening or during the playoff."

Cruz later added: "What happened with Lane Kiffin was really unfair to the student athletes. It's not fair if you're playing to suddenly have your coach leave in the middle of the season as you're going into the playoff, and have your coach go to the competitor."

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Truly amazing at what cry babies Oklahoma fans are. Wild actually. But cracks me up. I’ve always found the “it was a fluke y’all won not one but two out of three at OUR park” a really funny argument.

[Robbie Faulk @robbiefaulk1878]

@StorminInNorman This is so incredibly lame. Goodness

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

True. But 20 miles is larger than pretty much any school district.

[Trent Hammond @CoachHam86]

@jay_perry Any private school playing in the MHSAA has a district. 20 mile radius of the school, plus they are not allowed to scholarship.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

That’s a great point. And spot on. Public and private school. Sometimes kids just want (need) a different spot for a variety of reasons.

[Brad Haines @coachhaines22]

I think also sometimes people misinterpret a player changing schools as coaches “recruiting”. I’ve lost players to local school that I know the coach didn’t contact. Also received some I didn’t contact. But it’s called “recruiting”. Now there is 100% “recruiting” that happens where a player or parent reaches out to a coach. I can honestly say I’ve never contacted a player or parent first. Will answer the phone. But I’m notorious around here for “recruiting”. We’ve lost football guys to Starkville. I’m confident they weren’t contacted first. Kid and family thought they needed a better challenge or opportunity. Go for it.

Sometimes kids just wanna leave for whatever reason. Grass is greener they think. That being said I’m also very aware of active guys actively going after guys.

I’ve even been told several might head your way & pretty confident coach didn’t contact them.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Apparently. Though I confess I have not confirmed that.

[SixPackSpeak @sixpackspeak]

@jay_perry Is there not a 20 mile radius rule for private schools playing in MHSAA?

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

10000% agree. I was never blaming PCS. This is squarely an MHSAA issue. 100%. Personally I’d just say to all private schools, “no thanks.” But that’s me.

[Todd Sharp @Todd_Sharp]

@jay_perry Not a school problem it's an Association problem. School is acting within the rules. MHSAA allows it. In Louisiana we have defined schools that can enroll students outside of their attendance zone as Select. Then we have split Select and Non Select when playoffs begin.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Fine with me. But let’s not pretend that public schools recruit at the same level of private schools.

[Gary-Scott Gabbert @G_Scott_G]

@jay_perry Let’s not stop here at PCS baseball. Let’s call out some of these public schools especially football actively recruiting from around their areas!!

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

True but this required 2 of 3 at THEIR house.

[Taylor Caraway @TaylorCaraway]

@jay_perry I don’t know… UConn beat us by 60 a year before we beat them. I’m not saying this isn’t right, but I don’t have a clear answer

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

I’m calling out the unfairness. A private school that can have players from anywhere within 20 miles of their school (more for a team that’s grandfathered in) versus a school that has public school district lines is simply not equal. And if there is a situation where that public school has “recruited” then certainly that should be addressed.

[Gary-Scott Gabbert @G_Scott_G]

@jay_perry Let’s not stop here at PCS baseball. Let’s call out some of these public schools especially football actively recruiting from around their areas!!

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Bye bye, Patty!

[kyle ferrie @ferrie_kyle]

@HailStateSB I’ve watched this more than softball today.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Wait @GatorsSB didn’t shake hands???? Wow.

[Trey Wallace @TreyWallace]

That series was a full-blown WWE

Texas Tech heads to WCWS, beating Florida

Gators plunked former player Mia Williams' numerous times, tempers were 🔥🔥

Florida doesn’t shake hands.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Right?! 🥦

[beaniesteens @Steenroll]

@jay_perry @HailStateSB When life hands you broccoli…make history.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

No disrespect to that hoops team but this one was harder. In my opinion.

[Robbie Faulk @robbiefaulk1878]

Add another legendary moment in women's sports for Mississippi State.

-Bulldog basketball ends UConn's 111-game winning streak
- Bulldog softball ends nine-straight College World Series appearances for Oklahoma

Don't tell them the odds.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Bye bye, Oklahoma! Bye bye! Hail yes @HailStateSB

[Stewart Mandel @slmandel]

In other softball news, Oklahoma is now losing 6-0 to unseeded Mississippi State in Game 3 and is in danger of missing the WCWS for the first time in 11 years.

State has never been.

[Jay Perry @jay_perry]

Such a BS deal. That was a swing. And strike three. Period. Hey, Patty, nice home cooking.