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The SEC announced its 2007 SEC All-Freshman Team for football today. Mississippi State freshman QB Wesley Carroll was listed as the QB for this freshman team voted on by coaches.
Carroll stepped in during the Auburn game after Michael Henig broke his hand and led the Bulldogs to a 7-5 record, including wins over Alabama and [...]

Mississippi State head coach Sylvester Croom has officially been named SEC Coach of the Year by the league office in Birmingham today. You can read the official release from the SEC office on their website.
This marks the first time a Mississippi State head coach has been honored with coach of the year since Wade Walker [...]

Coach Croom seems to be racking up the coach of the year awards. First, he was put at the top of the first-round fan vote for the Liberty Mutual Coach Of The Year. Then, he was named the Rivals.com SEC Coach of the Year, followed by a nod from the American Football Coaches Association as [...]

It is less than a week away from the bowl selection Sunday and Mississippi State fans are anxious to know where they will need to make their travel plans to. There seem to be two leading bowls that we are being considered for: the Liberty Bowl and the Music City Bowl.
There really doesn’t seem to [...]

Mississippi State defensive back and special teams player Derek Pegues has earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his 75-yard punt return in the 4th quarter that helped Mississippi State comeback from a 14-0 deficit to defeat rival Ole Miss in the Egg Bowl.

Pegues returned a fourth-quarter punt 75 yards for a touchdown [...]

Mississippi State freshman quarterback Wes Carroll has been selected by the SEC as the Freshman Player of the Week for his performance in the Bulldogs victory over the Kentucky Wildcats. This is the first time Carroll has been honored with this distinction.
“The biggest thing for us was tempo and getting a quick play called. We [...]

Mississippi State Defensive End Avery Hannibal has been selected as the SEC defensive player of the week for his performance in the Bulldogs victory over the Kentucky Wildcats.
What was the defensive plan going into the game Saturday?
“Our goal was to stop the run and get into his face and knock off his (Andre’ Woodson) rhythm. [...]

The Mississippi State Bulldogs improved to 5-4 on the season, 2-3 in the SEC with a 31-14 win over the 14th ranked Kentucky Wildcats today in Lexington. Christian Ducre rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown as the Bulldogs capitalized on a sloppy second half by Kentucky, including 3 interceptions thrown by Andre Woodson and [...]

Kyle Veazey has a great profile on Anthony Dixon and Christian Ducre, Mississippi State’s #1 and #2 running backs. You can find it over at the Clarion-Ledger site.
In MSU’s past two games, he has rushed for 114 yards and what proved to be the game-winning touchdown in a 19-14 win at Auburn.
“He’s more of power,” [...]

So after our 3rd win in as many weeks, the Bulldogs are traveling to Columbia to take on the Old Ball Coach. South Carolina is coming off a loss to LSU and is having some problems of its own. Their starting QB Blake Mitchell has been sent to the bench in favor of Chris Smelley, [...]

The SEC has announced the the MSU/South Carolina game will be at 11:30am and televised by Lincoln Financial Sports. That is 12:30 ET since the game is in Columbia.
This will be the 4th time this season that the Bulldogs have been on TV.
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Mississippi State safety Derek Pegues has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week for week 3. This is the second week in a row that an MSU player has taken the honor. Gabe O’Neal earned POTW after his performance against Tulane in week 2.

Pegues had five total tackles, an interception and a pass [...]

I snapped a picture of the scoreboard at Jordan-Hare Saturday in the finaly moments of the Mississippi State win over Auburn.
I have had a few people ask me about using it as a background, so I saved it out in a few different sizes and uploaded it to the server.

MSU vs Auburn Scoreboard Background - [...]

Mississippi State linebacker Gabe O’Neal has been named the SEC Defensive Player of the Week following the 38-17 victory over Tulane. Here is what he did to deserve it:

O’Neal tallied four total tackles and had an interception return (his first career interception) for a touchdown and a fumble recovery in Mississippi State’s 38-17 win at [...]

So what have we learned from the first game of our 2007 season? Our defense doesnt seem to have missed a beat. Rather than hearing Culberson’s name all the time, the secondary was definitely a team effort, with Fitzhugh, Chaney, and more getting in on the action.
For much of the game,the D was able to [...]