Mississippi State Sports Blog

Coach Croom signed 4 JUCO players last year with the intent to have them bring maturity and leadership to the team. Wide receivers Tony Burks and Ryan Mason, left tackle J.D. Hamilton and linebacker Tim Bailey are all epxected to do just that.
“They’re grown men,” said Croom, after the Bulldogs’ first practice of the season. [...]

Via Media Relations
STARKVILLE, Miss. - Mississippi State head football coach Sylvester Croom sent his troops through a two hour, 45-minute practice Wednesday, the Bulldogs’ first 2006 preseason camp workout.
And while Croom was happy overall with his defense, he voiced concerns about his offense and the team’s mental preparation.
“I thought the retention by the defense from [...]

The Commercial Dispatch is reporting that Jeffrey Rea, who was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 33rd round, will return to Starkville for his senior season with the Mississippi State baseball team.
“I am 100 percent sure that I am coming back,” Rea said in a telephone interview from his apartment in South Varmouth, [...]

Winona (MS) High School offensive lineman Colton Jenkins has become Mississippi State’s 20th commitment this year. This is, of course, a verbal, non-binding commitment. Players will sign official, binding letters in February.
“I love Mississippi State,” Jenkins told Scout.com. “I have been a Bulldog fan through thick and thin. It’s something that is just in my [...]

Not sure how I missed this on July 29, but here is a great article by Cecil Hurt of the Tuscaloosa News talking about Croom. The best quote:
By the time Croom finished his 40-minute media session, he had surpassed Mike Shula — you know, the guy who actually coaches at Alabama — by a 5-to-1 [...]

The new Cullis Wade Depot opened its doors Tuesday with the opening of the Barnes & Noble Bookstore. A Welcome Center and Clock Museum will also open soon.
A college student bought a business management textbook upstairs, someone else ordered a chocolate Oreo brownie from the Starbucks bakery and coffee shop and dozens more of the [...]

If you haven’t heard, there is a lot of construction going on at Mississippi State University right now. Old, out dated buildings are coming down, new buildings are going up, and roads are being re-routed. Someone who hasn’t been campus is 4 or 5 years might have a hard time finding their way around.
Rodney Pearson [...]

Today is the day that players report to campus, so it is essentially the first day of football. As Ian said, “nothing really happens today”, but we are one step closer to the season.
Expected to be on campus are 48 returning letter winners, including eight offensive starters and nine defensive starters. Wednesday is the first [...]