JARVIS VARNADO RUMORS

Alabama Crimson Tide couldn't stop Jarvis Varnado and Mississippi State as they have now lost six out of their last seven games.

Just following up on Wednesday's post, Mississippi State's Jarvis Varnado did break the NCAA blocked shots record against Alabama. The record-setting 536th block can be seen in the video below, courtesy of The Bama Blog. What's incredible to me is that today, no one seems to care that it happened. Varnado blocked eight shots to assure that he got it done at The...

Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado has been released from a north Mississippi hospital after a battery of tests failed to show why he fell ill. Varnado became nauseous during a workout Monday and was taken in for tests. He ended up staying overnight when doctors were unable to complete their examination. Further tests Tuesday failed to show why Varnado became ill. University...

You might remember Mississippi State forward Jarvis Varnado from such films as "Mississippi State made a major leap in the 2008, staring Jarvis Varnado," and "I will block that shot against the backboard and scream in your first, presented by Jarvis Varnado." The last time you saw the talented Mr. Varnado, he was leading the Mississippi State Bulldogs to the SEC tournament title...

Mississippi State coach Rick Stansbury probably has a lot of players he's admired in his long tenure with the Bulldogs, but after this latest move, who could he possibly love more than center Jarvis Varnado. You see, not only is Varnado -- the nation's leading shot blocker last season at 4.7 per game -- coming back to school after testing the NBA draft waters, he's actually doing...

Over the weekend, Mississippi State junior Jarvis Varnado was on the minds of countless Bulldog basketball fans. While some college underclassmen had no second thoughts about entering the NBA Draft, it was a "tough deciison" for the nation's leading shot-blocker.

JACKSON, Miss. – Call it a clean sweep for Mississippi State. On Monday night at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum, juniors Jarvis Varnado and Alexis Rack were awarded the 2009 Cellular South Howell and Gillom trophies, respectively, in recognition of being the top male and female collegiate basketball players in the state of Mississippi as voted upon by the members of the media.

Is it still Monday? I’ve been awake basically since Sunday morning – a fitful rest of the plane didn’t help much – so it feels like it should be Tuesday. But no, we know it’s Monday because Mississippi State’s women, seeded 11th, haven’t yet played No. 3 seed Ohio State in the second round of the NCAA tournament. That’s coming up at about 6 p.m. in Columbus, Ohio...

PORTLAND, Ore. | Jarvis Varnado’s five blocked shots in Thursday's 71-58 loss to Washington ends his season at 170 blocks, which last week moved past a Southeastern Conference record of 157. For his career, Varnado has 394 blocks. The NCAA record, owned by Wojciech Mydra of Louisiana-Monroe, is 535. If State plays as many games next season as it did this season (36), Varnado will...

PORTLAND, Ore. | Mississippi State’s improbable postseason run is over. The Bulldogs, who last week won four games in four days to win the SEC Tournament, lost to Washington 71-58 at the Rose Garden here earlier today. The Huskies (26-6), seeded fourth in the West Region, advanced to a Saturday second round game against Purdue. Washington fans dominated the 19,985-seat arena,...