Mississippi State Sports Blog

The AP is reporting that two-time all-SEC forward Charles Rhodes has withdrawn his name from the NBA Draft in order to return to Mississippi State University for his senior season of competition. Rhodes made his announcement Monday on the final day that early entrants could pull out of next week’s NBA Draft.
“I have officially withdrawn [...]

SI.com has published is list of the top 25 toughest schedules in the nation for the 2007 football schedule, and Mississippi State ranks #10. Why you ask?
As if Mississippi State doesn’t have enough trouble dealing with the rigors of an SEC schedule, the Bulldogs also must travel to West Virginia in between games against Tennessee [...]

Senior right-hander Josh Johnson of Caledonia, Miss. has signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. Johnson was the first player selected in the 16th round of the MLB June draft and has already departed for his career-opening assignment with Hudson Valley Renegades of the New York-Penn League in Wappingers Falls, N.Y.
Johnson compiled a 3-3 record [...]

Senior Jeffrey Rea of Nettleton, Miss. has signed with the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball’s First-Year Player Draft. He was taken in the 18th round. He will report on June 26th to Mesa, Arizona to begin his career with the Mesa Cubs of the Arizona League
Rea compiled a .343 batting average with 84 [...]

It looks like the 2007 NCAA Starkville Super Regional is a hot ticket. The MSU Athletic Office posted an article today announcing that all general admission chairback seats are sold out for this weekend. If you are a season ticket holder in the chairback section, you have until 4:30pm CT today (Wednesday) to call and [...]

Mississippi State will be hosting Clemson this weekend for the 2007 NCAA Super Regional. Here is some important information you might need if you are traveling to Starkville for the the series.
Super Regional Site Info

Dudy Noble Field/Polk-Dement Stadium
Seating Chart
Directions to Dudy-Noble

Ticket Information
Full tournament ticket booklets for the Super Regional are $22 for reserve chairbacks and [...]

According to the Mississippi State Athletics site, the Diamond Dogs will be hosting Clemson in NCAA Super Regional action this weekend at Dudy-Noble. This will be the first Super Regional hosted by MSU since the NCAA began the current championship structure in 1999.
Full tournament ticket booklets for the Super Regional are $22 for reserve chairbacks [...]

Via Media Relations
Mississippi State completed a perfect opening weekend in the 2007 NCAA Baseball Championship Sunday night, downing host Florida State, the nation’s No. 6 seed overall, 9-4 to claim the crown of the Tallahassee Regional. The victory moves MSU into NCAA Super Regional play, which will be held next weekend at eight sites across [...]

The Daily Journal is reporting that MSU Assistant Coach Mark White has been tapped as the new head coach for East Mississippi Community College.
Mark White joined Stansbury’s staff in 2002, coming from Central Hardin High School in Kentucky. He was promoted to floor coach in 2004 after 3 years as coordinator of operations.
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The Dawgs will be on TV for the first 3 weeks of the 2007 Football Season. It will kick off with a televised game against LSU to open the season at Mississippi State on Thursday, August 30. That game is set for an 8pm ET (7pm CT) start and will be televised nationally by ESPN.
The [...]

MSU sophomore guard Jamont Gordon had submitted his name for the NBA draft. It looks like he has decided to widthdraw his name and play his junior year at State, probably going pro before his senior year.
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Defesive tackle Antonio Johnson was selected in the 5th round (152nd overall) by the Tennessee Titans in the 2007 NFL Draft. Johnson played 22 games with five starts in two years at Mississippi State after transferring from Delta State. He recorded 36 tackles, two and a half sacks, two fumbles and a blocked kick during [...]

The Mississippi State Athletic Department has finally released the finalized 2007 Football Schedule. Included in the schedule is a season opener on a Thursday night against LSU that will be nationally televised and The Egg Bowl being played on a Friday at noon.
The Athletic Department also had to scramble at the last minute to fill [...]

The Commercial Dispatch has reported that defensive back Brandon Thornton and quarterback Ty Evans have decided to transfer from Mississippi State.
hornton played tailback his first two seasons in Starkville and was the Bulldogs’ second-leading rusher as a freshman and sophomore. The Birmingham, Ala., native rushed for 225 yards and one touchdown as a rookie.
Thornton, who [...]

Super Bulldog Weekend is scheduled for March 30 - April 1. The weekend is usually packed with sporting events, class reunions, concerts and more. It can be hard deciding what to attend and when.
I have created a public Google Calendar of the weekend’s events that anyone can use to plan their weekend out. Just click [...]