Mississippi State and Riley Kugel for destined for each other. Kugel journey to Starkville might have had a detour and some ups and downs along the way, but it was always in the cards for him. A former four-star signee with coach Ben Howland, Kugel chose to opt out of his National Letter of Intent with State after Howland’s firing and he stayed in his home state of Florida to play for the Gators. After two seasons of some good and some bad with the Gators, the transfer portal was the move for Kugel. Head coach Chris Jans and his staff were one of the first to contact and get him on board to re…