Mississippi State Sports Blog

Via Athletic Media Relations Mississippi State University President Dr. Robert H. ‘Doc’ Foglesong announced Monday an extension to the contract of head football coach Sylvester Croom. The extension requires approval by the Board of Trustees, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning. The two-year contract extension carries Croom through the 2011 football season. Financial details were not [...]

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 [...]

The voting has closed on the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year. Over 290,000 fans voted and the results are in. Coach Sylvester Croom was voted as the Division IA Coach of the Year by the fans. How much influence this vote has in the actual Liberty Mutual award is yet to be seen. It [...]

Rivals.com has released their All-SEC teams and their pick for SEC Coach of the Year. Derek Pegues makes the All-SEC First Team as free safety. Here is what Rivals had to say about their pick: Pegues has collected 46 tackles and three INTs while continually coming through for the Bulldogs in big situations. Pegues scored [...]

Here is the video of Coach Croom’s interview at the 2007 SEC Media Days. He talks about where he thinks the team has improved, including in speed and strength. He also talks about how much Michael Henig has improved as a player and leader. He also talks about beating Alabama last year in Tuscaloosa and [...]

Today was the day Mississippi State was featured at SEC Media Days. Coach Croom brought Titus Brown and Michael Henig along for the trip. AL.com has posted video of the press conferences from today. DL Titus Brown QB Michael Henig Head Coach Sylvester Croom

The 2007 SEC Media Days are upon us and are the first indication that football season is just around the corner. Mississippi State is scheduled for Wednesday during Session 4. According to the schedule, Coach Croom has brought senior defensive end Titus Brown and junior quarterback Michael Henig along with him this trip. We will [...]

Last year, DawgsBite forum member DawgByDesign started sending me background images that he created to feature the schedules of the Mississippi State Sports teams. First it was football, then basketball. Now he is back with another killer background featuring the 2007 MSU Football Schedule. It is available in 3 sizes. Just right-click the link below [...]

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. [...]

The Finebaum folks have posted an archived version of the interview with Coach Croom from Tuesday’s show following Stats win over Alabama. You can download the audio file by right-clicking the link below and selecting “Save As…”. http://www.finebaum.com/media/interviews/20061107Sylvester_Croom.wma

Sports Illustrated is reporting that Mississippi State has dismissed Freshman wide receiver Keith Mills from the team following an arrest on charges of burglary and forgery. He will also face disciplinary action from the University. Mills is a freshman from Alexandria, La., and has not seen any playing time this year. “I have permanently dismissed [...]

Omarr Conner jumped across the goal line for a touchdown in overtime and Mississippi State got its first win Saturday with a 16-10 victory over UAB. Conner – State’s third starting quarterback this season after Michael Henig was hurt in the opener – was swarmed by teammates after the 21-yard run. UAB challenged the TD [...]

Another weekend, another scoreless game for the Mississippi State offense. The Bulldogs fell to the #4-ranked Auburn Tigers 34-0 this past weekend. I don’t think any fans really had hopes of beating Auburn, but putting at least a field goal on the board would have been nice. Coach Croom seems to be just as ticked [...]

With Mike Henig suffering a broken collar bone against South Carolina, an injury that will sideline him for at least 6 weeks, Omarr Conner has been moved back to the quarterback position, taking snaps with the offense this week in practice. Mississippi State faces 4th-ranked Auburn this weekend in Starkville. In addition to Conner moving [...]

Numerous news outlets are reporting that Antown Dixon, brother of MState freshman running back Anthony Dixon, has made a verbal commitment to play for the Bulldogs. Antwon is a 6-foot-1, 190 pound wide receiver for Terry High School and is also a member of this year’s Dandy Dozen, the Clarion Ledger’s collection of the twelve [...]