Alabama, Kansas St. assistants join Mississippi St. staff

STARKVILLE, Miss. - Assistant coaches Charlie Harbison of Alabama and Pat Washington of Kansas State have been hired at Mississippi State, head football coach Sylvester Croom announced Thursday.<br> <br> The two replace assistants Amos Jones and Guy Holliday, whom the school&#39;s news release said would be ``reassigned within the athletic department.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Croom, in the statement released by Mississippi State, did not say what duties each coach had been assigned.<br> <br> Harbison, 47, comes to MSU after four years at Alabama. It was the second time he had worked at Alabama, the first coming between 1997 and 2000.<br> <br> Harbison had been a receivers coach at Alabama and LSU (2001-2002) but coached the defensive backs at Clemson from 1995 to 1997.<br> <br> Washington, 43, spent the past season coaching receivers at Kansas State. Before that, Washington spent 11 years at Tennessee before being fired after the 2005 season.<br> <br> Washington coached at Tennessee with Mississippi State offensive coordinator Woody McCorvey.<br> <br> ``He expressed a desire to work again with Woody McCorvey,&#39;&#39; Kansas State coach Ron Prince said Wednesday in a statement.