Coaches field tough questions in SEC Media Days' second session

Hoover, Ala. — A sign in the Mississippi State football locker room reminds players to “respect women.”

Yet, freshman defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons was welcomed to Starkville despite being caught on video assaulting a woman. He’ll sit out a one-game suspension.

Is the locker room sign just for show?

When pressed on the subject during SEC Media Days on Tuesday, Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen said that it is not.