Mississippi State Sports Blog

The Lady Bulldogs will be visiting Birmingham to square-off against the UAB Blazers at Bartow Arena on December 29th at 7pm. The Birmingham Bulldogs Alumni Chapter has arranged for one lucky to person to spend the day as a “Guest Coach” with the team.
The winner will meet the team for breakfast the day of the […]

The Christmas season is upon us and I am taking an extended break from posting on the Blog.
I took over the blog in June of 2005 and it has been a blast keeping up with MSU Sports and News here on the blog. I would like to continue improving the blog and need the help […]

Via Media Relations
GUAYNABO, Puerto Rico – The Bulldogs stretched their winning streak to five consecutive games by claiming a 78-67 first-round victory over Liberty at the 18th annual San Juan Shootout played at the Mario Morales Coliseum in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.
After scoring the game’s first nine points, State (8-2) controlled much of the early portion […]

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Junior Natasha Henderson matched a career high with 12 points as Mississippi State defeated Morehead State 78-65 in game two of the 2005 Mississippi State Classic here on Monday night.
The victory was State’s second-consecutive, and its third in four games as the Lady Bulldogs moved to 4-6 on the year. Morehead State dropped […]

Coach Croom has signed a contract extension that will carry him through the 2009 season. His original 4 year contract was signed in 2003. For every year that the football program is under NCAA sanctions, a new year is automatically added to the standard 4-year contract allowed by the State of Mississippi.
Abiding by that agreement, […]

The Clarion-Ledger is reporting today that the NCAA has made an initial inquiry into the MSU Men’s Basketball program, focusing on specific recruiting trips and recruiting practices. The inquiry centers around trips made in the fall of 2004.
The NCAA enforcement staff asked Mississippi State for paperwork detailing several recruiting trips, a memo said. It is […]

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Mississippi State senior defensive end Willie Evans (Waynesboro, Miss.) has been named third-team, all-America by the Associated Press at defensive end, the national wire service announced Tuesday.
Evans, a 6-2, 270-pounder, led the Southeastern Conference in tackles for loss (21) and quarterback sacks (15), and was second among all defensive linemen in total tackles […]

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Mississippi State senior halfback Jerious Norwood (Brandon, Miss.) has been selected to play in the 2006 Senior Bowl all-star classic, the bowl announced Tuesday.
Norwood, a 6-0, 204-pounder, was selected second-team, all-SEC by both the Associated Press and the league¹s coaches after finishing third in the conference in rushing, averaging 103.3 yards per game. […]

The Clarion-Ledger is reporting that MSU Defensive Coordinator Ellis Johnson has interviewed with Maryland for the same position.
There has been no official word from the Athletics office as to whether Johnson is leaving or staying, but for now he is still the DC.
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Mississippi State Freshman linebackers Jamar Chaney and Anthony Littlejohn, DB Derek Pegues and punter Blake McAdams were all named to the Southeastern Conferences All-Freshman Team for the 2005 football season.
You can view the full list at the SEC website.
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Via AP/Biloxi Sun Herald
Mississippi State forward Walter Sharpe has regained his academic eligibility and could play this weekend against Troy, school officials said Friday.
Sharpe missed seven games during the fall semester because he failed to make sufficient progress during the 2004-2005 academic year, but he passed 17 credit hours of classes and is back on […]

Reports are flying around the message boards and rumor mills that Duece McAllister, former Ole Miss player and current NFL standout, was seen talking with players on the Meridian High Wildcat sideline during Friday nights game between MHS and Oak Grove at Meridian’s Ray Stadium.
It is a fact that Deuce was present at the game, […]

MSU Defensive End Willie Evans has been named to the AP All-SEC First Team for the 2005 Football season. Jerious Norwood was named to the Second Team.
Congratulations to both players. You can view the full team lists on the SEC website.
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Via Media Relastions
Playing in their first true road game of the season, the Mississippi State Lady Bulldog Basketball squad dropped a 75-59 decision to Florida State at the Donald L. Tucker Center in Tallahassee, Fla. The loss extends State’s losing steak to five straight games.
MState opened the game starting four freshmen and a junior in […]

Jamont Gordon scored 20 points and Jamall Edmonds scored 19 points on the way to an 80-66 win over the Santa Clara Broncos. The game was tied 66-66 at the end of regulation, and the Bulldogs put on an impressive overtime rally, out scoring the Broncos 11-6 to secure the win.
The Bulldogs are now 5 […]