So, projectors, snacks, training room equipment – different things like that – those got loaded on Everett's bus. So, members of our support staff – Pamela Bartz, Thomas Callans, David Case, Chris Zuccaro – they all started loading things that need to go to the hotel. Over the course of practice anything that's going to the hotel that we don't need for the rest of the week was loaded up on there. 'Tuesday, Everett Kennard… here and traveled 1,486 miles,' Wilczewski said. It began on Tuesday, five whole days before kickoff. Namely, the Bulldogs must get their stuff, and themselves, to Arizona. Outside of lodging, there are obviously still many other things to consider. 'The meeting space may look a little different, but it's going to be set up in the same way it is at each and every hotel we stay at.' 'In some cases, what it ends up being is just a different venue,' Wilczewski said. Sure, the scenery might change, but the goal is to keep the operations the same week to week. 'I looked at three different properties for us to possibly stay at and settled at the one that I thought would fit us the best based on the way we do things – Coach Leach's preferences, the meeting space and putting all that together for what would make the best trip for us.'Īgain, what Wilczewski and the State staff value most anywhere they go is consistency. 'In May of 2021, I took a trip out to Tucson,' Wilczewski said. Football is known for scouting, right? Well, it's not just players and teams that get scouted. Wilczewski then leaned on his own eyeballs and knowledge. They are people who do go on this trip every other year, so I wanted to rely on their expertise.' It's the same thing with Joe Wood at USC. He helped me out by recommending a couple of different hotels to look at and a couple of different bus companies to talk to. Jeff Rudy from Utah was somebody I reached out to because he's in the Pac-12. So, I relied on my colleagues from other universities. There are still a few I haven't been to in my four seasons here. 'In the SEC, I've been to almost every location. 'This started back March-April-May of 2021,' Wilczewski said. So just what all has gone into getting the Dawgs to the desert? Interestingly enough, it's a process that actually began well over a year ago. It's a group effort for sure and every piece of the puzzle is critical, particularly for games like the upcoming one as State heads out for its longest road trip in six years.

I'm really happy about that, and I wouldn't be able to do it on my own.' 'I would put our support staff that we have currently in place up against anybody in the country because we are operating very, very efficiently. 'We have one of the greatest I've ever been around,' Wilczewski said. But with a decade and a half of experience working in college football and now in his fourth year at Mississippi State, Wilczewski and the many that work with him behind the scenes are up for the task. It's a job that's easier said than done of course. I want to eliminate those things so everything is nearly exactly the same.' 'I want to take out as many questions, as many distractions or anything the players could have come up. 'My goal each week is I don't want there to be very many differences between the home game last week against Memphis and what we'll do this week when we travel to Arizona,' Wilczewski explained. Wilczewski's many responsibilities include ensuring the Bulldogs' road trips go off without a hitch – even when those road trips head to places as far off as Tucson, Arizona, where MSU will play on Saturday night. More accurately, he's MSU's Associate Athletic Director of Football Operations. When a group of that size is traveling close to 1,500 miles, your ducks most certainly have to be in a row.ĭavid Wilczewski stands as Mississippi State football's chief duck liner-upper. STARKVILLE – It's no small feat to coordinate the transportation of close to 200 individuals no matter where they're going.

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