Monthly Archives: February 2016

Bulldog starting pitchers impress in weekend sweep

Following an iffy opening weekend, Mississippi State’s starting pitchers bounced back with a performance not only improved from their first outing, but one marked as one of the best collective weekends in some time for the Bulldogs. Sweeping the four-game … Continue reading

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Re-living MSU’s 1996 Final Four team with Rick Cleveland

Twenty years ago this March, perhaps the greatest run in the history of Mississippi State sports took place as the Bulldog basketball team blazed their historic path to the 1996 Final Four. At the same time, the greatest mine of … Continue reading

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Vic Schaefer coaching Bulldogs on empty stomach

In Oxford, Mississippi on February 21, Vic Schaefer woke up early and started his day the same way he does every other game day: with two cups of coffee. From there, he got in his final preparations for the second … Continue reading

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Mississippi State bats off to hot start in 2016

Opening weekend under their collective belts, it was the bats of Mississippi State’s baseball team which drew the most attention over the four-game weekend of play. After an offseason which saw veteran players dominating summer baseball leagues and newcomers enrolling … Continue reading

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Dillingham starring in role as leader for Bulldog basketball

Spurred by head coach Vic Schaefer’s constant praise for Dominique Dillingham, his bi-weekly explanations that she’s the catalyst for Mississippi State’s women’s basketball team, one might expect to pull up the season-long stats and find the junior guard as the … Continue reading

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Q&A: Brad Peterson joins MSU staff as director of player personnel

Today, Dan Mullen announced longtime high school football coach Brad Peterson as the new director of player personnel for Mississippi State football. Peterson has an extensive resume and background in the state of Mississippi’s prep ranks and will assume a … Continue reading

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Coaches offer insight into makeup of 2016 MSU football defense

For the first time in years, Mississippi State football is entering a year with almost an entirely new defensive staff. With defensive coordinator Peter Sirmon, safeties coach Mo Linguist and corners coach Terrell Buckley all new to the team, only … Continue reading

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Q&A: Austin Sexton on summer ball, his new coach and more

Ahead of Mississippi State baseball starting its 2016 season in a few days, the team had its preseason media day on campus over the weekend. Among many of the interviews was a particularly enlightening one with junior pitcher Austin Sexton. … Continue reading

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Opening of Nusz Park the realization of a dream for MSU softball

Standing in an aisle of the grandstands behind the home dugout, a young woman was crying as she watched the team on the field gather around for a picture shortly before the first pitch. A former player herself, she wasn’t … Continue reading

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Cooking with Kelly: Bulldog athletes take classes on cheap, easy home cooking

Just as college is a time of new beginnings, world learning and life experience, it’s also a time of hot pockets, frozen pizza and Taco Bell. Not that there’s anything wrong with that for the average student, but for those … Continue reading

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