STARKVILLE — One commitment Thursday added a wide receiver to Dan Mullen’s roster and an outfielder for John Cohen.

Three-star wide receiver Zach Farrar announced his intention to play football and baseball at Mississippi State next season.

“It just felt like the right place to be,” Farrar said. “It felt like home. The people were inviting. I don’t know. It just felt like the right place.”

Farrar, a Southlake, Texas native, adds depth to a deep MSU wide receiving corps. However, the Bulldogs lack any depth in its current recruiting class.

The 6-foot-4 standout for Southlake Carroll High School is the 15th player to give a verbal to Mississippi State for it 2016 class. He is the first wide receiver.

“With the other receivers we have there, we’ll be straight,” Farrar said. “If (Mullen) brings on more receivers, then he brings on more receivers. That’s the family. But right now, I think we’re good.”

Mississippi State has offered a few dozen wide receivers. A.J. Brown from Starkville High School tops the Bulldogs’ wishlist. Another name to watch is Jamal Couch from Phenix City, Alabama, who will take an official visit to Mississippi State this weekend.

At 6-foot-5, Couch would provide size on the outside. Fred Ross is currently MSU’s tallest receiver at 6-2.

Farrar met Ross on campus. The left-handed wideouts quickly clicked.

“That’s my dude. I always talk to Fred,” Farrar said. “I met him on the trip. We connected really good.”

The outfielder also spoke with John Cohen and his assistants about splitting time between the two sports.

“I got a good overview of what it’s going to be like,” Farrar said. “It looks good. They showed me a roster and everything like that. They showed me where I would be. It’s looking good.”

The two-sport athlete caught 56 passes for 1,114 yards and scored 19 touchdowns as a senior. He’s the third football player to envision playing two sports at Mississippi State in the last four seasons. De’Runnya Wilson and Elijah Staley both signed with MSU as football players looking to play basketball as well.

“That assured it a lot, too,” Farrar said. “It was basically put the nail on the head when I heard they actually had other players (playing two sports). I was like, wow, that’s cool.”

Neither Wilson nor Staley spent significant time on the hardwood. Wilson played seven basketball games in the 2013-14 season before declaring for the NFL Draft after the 2015 season. Staley played in two games for Ben Howland this year before announcing he planned to focus solely on football.

“(Mullen’s) 100 percent with it. He’ll make it work,” Farrar said. “He’ll give me a schedule when it comes to the times where I can do both and I can do both functionally.

Cord Sandberg was the last dual-sport athlete that wanted to play baseball and football for Mississippi State. Sandberg never stepped on campus. He signed with Philadelphia after the Phillies selected the quarterback in the third round in 2013.

Former running back Josh Robinson flirted with the idea of playing baseball. Wilson joked a couple of times he could throw a nasty curve ball.

Farrar stands in the on-deck circle.

“It’s the SEC,” Farrar said. “It’s the fact that they do everything right there; the fact that the football and baseball have such good relationships.”

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