Auburn and Mississippi State brought plenty of tension into their SEC Tournament opener, and the emotions showed early. KeShawn Murphy and Josh Hubbard traded moments in a physical first half that stayed tight until the break.
Mississippi State isn’t chasing the usual blue‑blood crowd for Arlington (Texas) Lamar linebacker Braylon Williams but make no mistake, the Bulldogs are still stepping into a real recruiting fight.
No. 3 Mississippi State didn’t need a close, exciting game Tuesday night against Tulane to prepare itself for the gauntlet that is SEC play. The Green Wave made it one anyways, serving up a reminder that every opponent is a threat to hand a loss.
Mississippi State could not have asked for a much cleaner tune-up before SEC play. The No. 12 Bulldogs swept Southeast Missouri in Tuesday’s doubleheader at Nusz Park, winning 9-0 in five innings and 4-0.
Every team wants its best player at the plate when the game hangs in the balance. For No. 3 Mississippi State, that player is Ace Reese. Ten days ago, he had that chance in a big moment.
Mississippi State heads south to the Gulf Coast on Tuesday night at the home of the Biloxi Shuckers for a matchup with Tulane. It is the fifth consecutive year the Bulldogs have participated in the Hancock Whitney Classic.
Mississippi State gets one final tune up game before starting what’s expected to a challenging, wild two months of conference play. The Bulldogs are headed to Keesler Federal Park in Biloxi for Tuesday night’s game against Tulane.
Mississippi State isn’t the loudest program in the race for four‑star quarterback Andre Adams, but the Bulldogs keep showing up and that consistency still matters.
Mississippi State isn’t wasting time with 2027 Alcoa (Tenn.) wideout Jamir Dean, and the Bulldogs will get the first real look. Dean is set to be in Starkville the weekend of June 12, a spot on the calendar that says plenty about where Mississippi State stands in this recruitment.
Mississippi State softball is off to one of its all-time best starts to a season and the first edition of the NCAA’s RPI standings further proves that.
Some weekends you leave the ballpark thinking you’ve seen a trend. Other weekends, No. 12 Mississippi State makes the trend impossible to ignore. At this point, calling it a “power surge” from Nadia Barbary and Kiarra Sells feels too soft.
Expectations around No. 4 Mississippi State are sky high and, so far, those expectations are being met. But there’s one thing that can derail even the best teams’ seasons: injuries.
Mississippi State didn’t just close out its weekend in Mobile with two more wins. The Bulldogs looked like a group that’s easing into SEC mode. One that’s calm, efficient, and pretty comfortable letting their depth do the talking.
Mississippi State doesn’t lose many games when Josh Hubbard goes for 40-plus. The last time he hit that mark, a 46-point outburst against Auburn, the Bulldogs won comfortably.
If you thought golfing with golf recruits on an official golf visit is okay with the NCAA, think again. Because a round of golf cost $150, Mississippi State recruits who played for free on an official visit were required to donate $90, the amount exceeding the NCAA’s $60 entertainment limit, to charity.
In a move that could reshape recruiting for Mississippi universities, state lawmakers have passed legislation that would exempt NIL earnings from state income taxes.