Jay Hughes, who is considered one of the best athletes in the state of Mississippi, just recently committed to Mississippi State along with fellow teammate Robert Johnson. See what Jay has to say about his committment.

When Jay Hughes was asked why he chose Mississippi State over offers from, Auburn, Duke, Southern Miss, Vanderbilt, West Virginia, etc., he said, "Out of all the colleges in Mississippi they have the most players from Mississippi, and I just want to be an addition to that. Plus a lot of my friends from where I used to live, Oxford, go there."

Many people assumed because his father was a coach at Mississippi State he would be a lock for State, but when asked when he made his final decision to go to Mississippi State, Jay said, "Probably some time around the beginning of December."

Speaking of his dad,(Coach Tony Hughes) - did he make his decision for Jay? What if his dad didn't coach at MSU, would he still be committed to State? Jay was quick to say nothing would be different, "I always liked State. I think if my dad wasn't coaching at State, they would have still recruited me like they did."

Jay and fellow teammate Robert Johnson committed together in a small ceremony, but appearantly that wasn't always the plan, "I said something to him before the season started about that, but he just kinda ignored me (chuckles)" said Hughes.

Jay is taking his offical visit to MSU on (1/15), and that will be his only one. He is expecting to play cornerback at State and is planning to enroll in June.

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