Mississippi State

A landscaping fiasco has caused Vance Watson to resign as interim president of MSU. Watson had applied to become the next president of the university. But in 2007, Watson had sent MSU landscaping students to do landscaping work for Higher Education Commissioner Thomas Meredith. Meredith has asked Watson for a recommendation for soil testing and landscaping. Watson did repay the state $12,000 for the landscape work done with MSU equipment, students, and supplies. Watson said that he did not want this issue to bring down MSU, so he stepped down.

Roy Ruby, former MSU vice president for student affair, has been named interim president while the search continues for a new president.

At halftime, Tennessee had a slim 3 point lead over the Bulldogs but a second half surge greatly increased the score as they went on to defeat MSu 34-3.

MSU’s overall record is 2-5, 1-3 in Southeastern Conference play. The Volunteers improved their record to 3-4, 1-3 in the SEC.

Up next for the Bulldogs is Middle Tennessee on October 25th. This is homecoming with a kickoff at 6pm. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

The latest quarterback change is apparently a good move in the right direction as the Bulldogs pull off a huge victory in Starkville Saturday.

The 17-14 victory over Vanderbilt improves MSU record to 2-4, 1-2 in the SEC. The Commodores were ranked 13th in the country before Saturday’s upset. Tyson Lee showed promise in Saturday’s game as he kept drives going, moving out of the pocket to make plays happen - apparently something that was lacking before in his performance.

Up next for the Bulldogs will be the Tennessee Volunteers. The October 18th game will be played in Knoxville. Kickoff is at 6pm.

Not too much happening around the campus this upcoming weekend. There is a volleyball game Sunday as the Bulldogs take on Florida at 1:30pm at the Newell-Grissom Building. Admission is free.

October 6th and 7th is the fall break, so students get a nice break from classes for a few days. Classes will resume October 8th.