Mississippi State

The 32nd head coach for the Mississippi State Bulldogs will be introduced today. The initial event will be held at 10 a.m. in the Templeton Athletic Academic Center on campus.

Reports are that Dan Mullen, the offensive coordinator at Florida, will be the new top dawg. The 36-year-old Mullen will be leaving one of the top SEC football programs for one of the worse. He definitely has his work cut out for him.

Sylvester Croom resigned as head coach November 29th after a humiliating lost of SEC and in state rival Ole Miss.

Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom resigned Saturday morning after the Bulldogs lost to the Ole Miss Rebels in what was the worst lost scoring wise since 1971. The Bulldogs lost 0-45.

Croom came to Mississippi State five years ago and inherited a team that was on NCAA probation and a three year losing record. After three losing seasons, Croom led the Bulldogs to a winning season and a victory in the Autozone Liberty Bowl. This year the Bulldogs finished 4-8.

MSU athletic director Greg Byrne spoke to the media Saturday about Croom’s resignation.

Croom’s overall record at MSU was 21-38.

It might have been bone-chilling cold, but the MSU Bulldogs made it worth it to fans as they held off the Arkansas Razorbacks - 31-28. The Bulldogs improve their record to 4-7, 2-5 SEC. The win is a much needed highlight to what has become an abysmal football season.

MSU will close out their football season this Friday as they take on Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl. Kick-off is 11:30am and will be televised by Raycom Sports.

Really? Is anyone surprised? That’s what I thought but we had to play them since they were on the schedule and an SEC rival. But with their undefeated record, it was quite doubtful that the Bulldogs could pull off the upset of the year.

Alabama defeated MSU by a score of 32-7. MSU’s overall record is now 3-7, in the SEC 1-5. Up next for the Bulldogs is another tough SEC rival, the Arkansas Razorbacks. At least MSU will have home field advantage in that clash.

The following week MSU will close out the season by playing Ole Miss in the annual Egg Bowl. The Egg Bowl will be televised on Raycom. Coverage begins at 11:30am. The game will be played in Oxford, Mississippi.

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.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs drop another SEC game. This time to LSU by the score of 24-34. After trailing by seven points at halftime, the Bulldogs couldn’t rally to take the lead and the game from the Tigers. The Bulldogs are now 1-4 for the season.

The Bulldogs next game will be played October 11th when they take on Vanderbilt in Starkville. Vanderbilt is off to an impressive start with a record of 4-0. Game time for the SEC rival has not been announced.

The Mississippi State Bulldogs are off to a 1-3 start this football season. MSU will take on LSU after back-to-back losses to Auburn and Georgia Tech.

Saturday’s game will be televised on ESPN 2 and XM 201. Game begins at 6:30pm in Baton Rouge.

The MSU Bulldogs win their home opener against Southeast Louisiana. The final score for Saturday night’s football game was 34 - 10. The Bulldogs now are 1-1 and will take on their first SEC rival this Saturday as they play Auburn in Starkville.

The game begins at 6pm and will be broadcast on ESPN2 and XM 199.

The MSU Bulldogs will play their season opener tonight after losing on the road last weekend to Louisiana Tech. Tonight they take on Southeast Louisiana at Scott Field.

Tonight’s game will begin at 6pm and will be broadcast on XM satellite channel 200.

MSU head football coach was honored this week by the Mississippi legislature. They wanted to recognize him for his hard work and excellent ability to turn around the Mississippi State football program.

Croom led the MSU Bulldogs to an 8-5 season, including an Autozone Liberty Bowl win.

Two Mississippi State football players have been kicked off the team after their arrest on campus. Starting left tackle Michael Brown and backup defensive tackle Quinton Wesley are pending a campus judicial hearing. The incident is reported to have involved handguns.

Police have charged Brown with possession of a firearm and Wesley with aggravated assault, both felonies. It’s against state law to carry a firearm onto campus.

MSU officials released this information Friday, a day before the annual spring scrimmage game held each year during Super Bulldog Weekend. Head coach Sylvester Croom had no comment and won’t until he knows more about the incident.

27 future Bulldogs have signed to play at Mississippi State. Here they are listed by name, position, height, weight, city, high school:

John Paul Alford, OL, 6-3, 280, Kosciusko, Miss. (Kosciusko)

Charles Bailey, WR, 6-2, 173, St. Augustine, Fla. (Bartram Trail)

Nick Bell, DL, 6-4, 230, Bessemer, Ala. (Jess Lanier)

Corey Broomfield, DB, 5-10, 157, Palm Bay, Fla. (Bayside)

Arceto Clark, ATH, 5-10, 165, Verona, Miss. (Shannon)

Kendrick Cook, TE, 6-3, 230, Attalla, Ala. (Etowah)

Terrance Davis, ATH, 5-11, 180, Conyers, Ga. (Salem)

Rashun Dixon, ATH, 6-2, 227, Jackson, Miss. (Terry)

Sean Ferguson, DL, 6-4, 225, Miami, Fla. (Norland)

Phillip Freeman, OL, 6-6, 290, Wesson, Miss. (Wesson/Copiah-Lincoln [Miss.] Community College)

Kirkland Gainous, LB, 6-2, 205, Tallahassee, Fla. (Lincoln)

Templeton Hardy, DL, 6-3, 295, Como, Miss. (North Panola)

Antonio Hoskins, LB, 6-2, 215, Water Valley, Miss. (Water Valley)

Mike Hunt, DB, 6-3, 220, Meadville, Miss. (Franklin County)

Nelson Hurst, TE, 6-4, 240, Plainfield, Ind. (Plainfield)

Joshua Jackson, DL, 6-3, 294, Canton, Miss. (Canton)

Devin Jones, DL, 6-2, 240, Olive Branch, Miss. (DeSoto Central)

Shane McCardell, DL, 6-5, 220, Beaumont, Texas (West Brook)

Charles Mitchell, DB, 5-11, 187, Clarksdale, Miss. (Clarksdale)

Montario “ToJo” Patterson, RB, 6-0, 190, Corinth, Miss. (Biggersville)

Delmon Robinson, WR, 5-10, 180, Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg)

Tobias Smith, OL, 6-3, 292, Columbus, Miss. (Columbus)

Trevor Stigers, DL, 6-4, 225, Ridgeland, Miss. (Ridgeland)

Baker Swedenburg, P, 5-10, 175, Columbus, Miss. (Heritage Academy)

Bo Walters, LB, 6-1, 225, Wilsonville, Ala. (Briarwood Christian)

Louis Watson, DB, 5-10, 165, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paul’s Episcopal)

O’Neal Wilder, WR, 6-5, 190, Carthage, MS (Carthage)

Finally, a little football news to report:

Mississippi State fans are encouraged to join other supporters and head football coach Sylvester Croom this Wednesday, Feb. 6, prior to the men’s basketball game against Alabama for a football party on National Signing Day. A reception will begin at 5 p.m. in the Bryan Athletic Building with a program to follow at 5:30 p.m. Hors d’oeuvres will be served and all fans are welcome.

The cost for the event is $10 per person and $5 for those 18 years old and under.