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Former MSU offensive standout Walt Suggs was announced as part of the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame induction class of 2006.
Superb offensive tackle from Hattiesburg who was an All SEC player for the Mississippi State Bulldogs and an All Pro for the AFL Houston Oilers who is also a member of the Oilers All-Time 30 [...]

Stewart Mandel has released his 2005 SEC Preivew. He had this to say about MSU.
After starting at bare bottom, Sylvester Croom’s team can only get better. Versatile QB Omarr Connor and 1,000-yard rusher Jerious Norwood provide a foundation on offense, and Croom is hoping some freshman receivers will be able to contribute immediately. The defense, [...]

Gene Swindoll is reporting in the DawgsBite.com forums that wide receiver recruits Nick Kyles and James Lewis have committed to State.
Nick explained why he decided on Mississippi State.
“I decided on Mississippi State because I knew that they really wanted me,” said Nick . “And I really did like the school. But a lot of folks, [...]

Via the Daily Journal:
La Galerie Shopping Center, located at the intersection of Russell and Gillespie Streets, is being transformed into Cotton Crossing Shopping Center, adding a clock tower with chimes, two patio areas, improved parking area and better parking lot lighting.
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Kentucky.com has an AP article that takes a look at what to expect from Norwood this season.
Norwood’s strong junior season put him in position to become the school’s career rushing leader, probably midway through this season. He has 2,086 yards and is 734 yards from breaking the record set by Walter Packer from 1973-76. More [...]

According to the Sun Herald, both MSU and Ole Miss football games will be broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio this fall. How will this work? Who will be calling the games?
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Coach Croom made changes to the O-line makeup on Monday morning, leaving only Center Chris McNeil untouched.
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The Commercial Appeal has a great write-up about Chris McNeil, State’s starting center heading into his senior season.
McNeil’s goal is the same as it has always been — to get State to a bowl game. That may seem like the impossible dream, but he looks around and sees a team considerably tougher physically and mentally [...]

The McComb Enterprise-Journal has coverage of Ron Polk’s appearance at the Tim Kavanay Bulldog Club gathering at Southwest Mississippi Community College.
“At Mississippi State, we have 11.7 scholarships for baseball,” he said. “An NCAA women’s rugby team has more scholarships. Women’s crew has full scholarships. Baseball does not. I’m all for Title IX,” as it relates [...]

The Starkville Daily News has a good profile of Tee Milons and how he has been performing in pre-season practices.
A 5-10 speedster who set a new state record for touchdown receptions during his senior campaign with the Black & Gold of head coach Bill Lee, the clutch receiver said he wanted to avoid his sluggish [...]

As Friday’s practice sessions winded down, the injury list is mounting. The morning started out with 9 players in “no-contact” shirts, with more added as the day wore on.
Some of the injured are existing ailments that date to the beginning of fall camp or prior. Junior wide out Will Prosser (Starkville, Miss.) and redshirt freshman [...]

Welcome to the new Mississippi State Sports Blog.
As you may have noticed, I have migrated the content of the site off of the Blogger service and onto a dedicated server at DreamHost, complete with its own new domain.
Why did I do this? Blogger is a great service, but has limitations. Also, I am just more [...]

Murray State cornerback Onsha “Champ” Whittaker has been ruled ineligible to play by the NCAA, stating that he has already used up his 5 years of eligibility.
Whittaker spent three seasons at Georgia Military College before he enrolled at the junior college after graduating from Washington High School in Tuskegee, Ala., in 2000. According to the [...]

At practice Wednesday morning, Jerious Norwood sustained a knee injury, spraining his right knee and missing the rest of the practice.
“He had a little knee strain, but it’s not anything serious,” Bulldogs coach Sylvester Croom said. “He was probably trying to get out of practice, so we’ll give him a couple of days off and [...]