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		<title>Varnado One Of 30 Finalists For John R. Wooden Award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State All-SEC senior forward Jarvis Varnado has been named one of the Top 30 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, the nation&#8217;s most coveted college basketball honor, the Los Angeles Athletics Club&#8217;s John R. Wooden Award committee announced on Monday. The list contains 31 players, not the traditional 30, because the playing status [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/varnado-one-of-30-finalists-for-john-r-wooden-award/</link>
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		<title>Bulldogs&#8217; Ravern Johnson Named SEC Player Of The Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State junior guard Ravern Johnson has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week after leading the Bulldogs to a pair of wins over DePaul and UCLA. Johnson, who earned his first league player of the week laurel, averaged 21.5 points and five rebounds per game as the Dawgs (7-2) rolled to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/bulldogs-ravern-johnson-named-sec-player-of-the-week/</link>
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		<title>Mississippi State Routs #25 Rebels In 41-27 Upset To Reclaim Golden Egg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State sophomore quarterback Chris Relf ran for a career- high 131 yards and senior running back Anthony Dixon set MSU&#8217;s single-season rushing record as State (5-7, 3-5 SEC) reclaimed the Golden Egg with a 41-27 win against No. 25 Ole Miss (8-4, 4-4 SEC). Bulldog head coach Dan Mullen&#8217;s first Egg Bowl victory came [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mississippi-state-routs-25-rebels-in-41-27-upset-to-reclaim-golden-egg/</link>
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		<title>Bulldogs, Spiders Meet In South Padre Island Invitational Opener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State plays its first game away from the friendly confines of Humphrey Coliseum on Friday night when it faces Richmond in the semifinals of the South Padre Island Invitational. Tip is slated for 5 p.m. and the game will be broadcast by Fox College Sports. Mississippi State (3-1) enters the South Padre Island Invitational [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/bulldogs-spiders-meet-in-south-padre-island-invitational-opener/</link>
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		<title>#1 Gators Pull Away Late To Snap Losing Skid In Starkville, 29-19</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State&#8217;s bid to knock off Florida for the fifth-consecutive time at Scott Field came up short Saturday night as the top-ranked Gators defeated the Bulldogs 29-19 in front of a record crowd of 57,178. However, the score wasn&#8217;t at all indicative of just how close this SEC showdown on ESPN actually was. In fact, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/1-gators-pull-away-late-to-snap-losing-skid-in-starkville-29-19/</link>
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		<title>State&#8217;s Broomfield Named SEC Freshman Of The Week</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State&#8217;s Corey Broomfield was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week, the league office announced Monday. Broomfield, a redshirt freshman from Palm Bay, Fla., earned his first career start in last weekend&#8217;s victory over Middle Tennessee State. In the win, Broomfield intercepted a pair of fourth-quarter passes and recorded five tackles (all solo). [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/states-broomfield-named-sec-freshman-of-the-week/</link>
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		<title>Dixon, Defense Lead Bulldogs To 27-6 Victory At Middle Tennessee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anthony Dixon became Mississippi State&#8217;s career rushing leader, and the Bulldog defense shut down any major threats by Middle Tennessee&#8217;s offense, as the Bulldogs to a 27-6 road triumph over the Blue Raiders Saturday afternoon. State (3-4) broke a three-game losing skid with the win, while the Blue Raiders (3-3) dropped their second in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/dixon-defense-lead-bulldogs-to-27-6-victory-at-middle-tennessee/</link>
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		<title>Houston Pulls Away From Bulldogs Late For 31-24 Win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Turnovers and penalties plagued Mississippi State in close losses to nationally-ranked LSU and Georgia Tech in back-to-back weeks. Saturday afternoon in a homecoming affair against Houston, unfortunately, the trend continued. In front of a crowd of 48,019 at Scott Field under overcast skies, the Cougars scored twice in the fourth quarter to rally to a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/houston-pulls-away-from-bulldogs-late-for-31-24-win/</link>
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		<title>Mullen Addresses Media In Weekly Press Conference</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Opening Comments&#8230; &#8220;We&#8217;re getting ready to go back out there with practice this afternoon. With it being fall break for school we gave our players the day off yesterday. I&#8217;m not much of a weatherman, but as I was walking to team chapel yesterday I noticed it was probably a good idea, because I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mullen-addresses-media-in-weekly-press-conference/</link>
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		<title>Volleyball Dogs Falls Short Against South Carolina</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State registered its highest SEC hitting percentage in 30 matches Sunday but fell short in a closely-contested 3-0 battle with South Carolina. The Gamecocks (10-3, 2-2 SEC) turned back the Bulldogs 25-22, 26-24, 25-17 before 621 fans at USC&#8217;s Volleyball Competition Center. &#8220;I&#8217;m proud of the way the girls competed today,&#8221; said State coach [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/volleyball-dogs-falls-short-against-south-carolina/</link>
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		<title>Mississippi State-Georgia Tech Will Kick Off At 6:30 P.M.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State&#8217;s Oct. 3rd game with Georgia Tech is scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. (CT) and will be broadcast by Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast, the Southeastern Conference announced today. Every Mississippi State football game this season will be televised by one of the conference&#8217;s television partners. The Georgia Tech game will also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mississippi-state-georgia-tech-will-kick-off-at-630-p-m/</link>
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		<title>Bulldog Soccer Team Improves to 7-0</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mississippi State soccer team won its seventh-straight match Friday night as Kat Walsh&#8217;s goal in the 47th minute lifted the Bulldogs to a 1-0 victory over North Florida in the Hampton Inn Ponte Vedra Showcase in Jacksonville, Fla. After playing a scoreless first half, Walsh took just 1:48 in the second half to give [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/bulldog-soccer-team-improves-to-7-0/</link>
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		<title>Mississippi State Announces Plans For Basketball Practice Facility</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Via Media Relations Mississippi State will begin construction on a new, $11.2 million state-of-the-art basketball practice facility on Tuesday following the announcement that the Henry Mize Foundation has donated a lead gift of $4 million. The expected 15-month construction project will be built by JESCO, Inc. of Tupelo and Fulton, with the design concept provided [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mississippi-state-announces-plans-for-basketball-practice-facility/</link>
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		<title>Players Report To Campus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2009 edition of Mississippi State football began preparing for its upcoming season back in January with winter workouts under the watchful eyes of head strength and conditioning coach Matt Bails. Some eight months and a countless number workouts later, the Bulldogs are ready to begin the final pre-season push. Head coach Dan Mullen welcomed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/players-report-to-campus-2/</link>
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		<title>State First Baseman Connor Powers Drafted By Los Angeles Dodgers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[STARKVILLE, Miss. &#8211; Mississippi State junior first baseman Connor Powers was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers Wednesday in the 11th round of the 2009 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft. Powers, from Naperville, Ill., was the 337th overall selection in this year’s draft and the first State player tabbed by the Dodgers since 1999. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/state-first-baseman-connor-powers-drafted-by-los-angeles-dodgers/</link>
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		<title>Mullen, Mississippi State Football To Be Featured On SEC-TV</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The weekly syndicated television program SEC-TV will feature a segment on Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen when the program airs later this week. The show will air on Thursday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m. (CT) on Fox Sports South, Fox Sports Carolinas and Fox Sports Tennessee. It will also be shown on SportSouth [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mullen-mississippi-state-football-to-be-featured-on-sec-tv/</link>
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		<title>Mullen Announces Coaching Assignments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As he has said all along, Mullen has officially announced assignments for the coaching staff now that signing day is behind us. Here is how they break down: Offense: Les Koenning &#8211; Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Mark Hudspeth- Passing game coordinator/receivers John Hevesy &#8211; Running game coordinator/offensive line Greg Knox &#8211; Running backs Defense: Carl Torbush &#8211; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mullen-announces-coaching-assignments/</link>
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		<title>Tyler Russell, Chris Smith Sign With Bulldogs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meridian High (MS) quarterback Tyler Russell and wide receiver Chris Smith both signed National Letters-of-Intent with Mississippi State today. Here are a few pics from their signing ceremony in Meridian. Tyler will wear #17 as a Bulldog and was wearing his jersey.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/tyler-russell-chris-smith-sign-with-bulldogs/</link>
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		<title>Croom Hired By St. Louis Rams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It appears that former MSU head coach Sylvester Croom is pulling a reverse Spurrier and going back to the NFL after a fairly unsuccessful stint in the college football realm. The St. Louis Dispatch is reporting that the Rams plan to hire Croom, most likely as a running backs coach.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/croom-hired-by-st-louis-rams/</link>
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		<title>Mullen Adds Florida Assistant To Staff At MSU</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jeremy Fowler of the Orlando Sentinel is reporting this morning that new MSU head coach Dan Mullen is bringing at least one of his fellow assistant coaches with him from Florida. Gators tight ends coach John Hevesy will join Dan Mullen&#8217;s staff at Mississippi State as the Bulldogs&#8217; offensive line coach. Hevesy is another long-time [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mullen-adds-florida-assistant-to-staff-at-msu/</link>
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		<title>Jack Cristil Quotes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Blog is enjoying the holidays and the lack of MSU sports-related news. We also have some pretty big events coming up including a 10 year wedding anniversary, so we will see you on the flip side of the new year sometime. In the mean while, Jack Cristil is loved by MSU fans and especially [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/jack-cristil-quotes/</link>
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		<title>Les Koening Named To MSU Staff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Les Koenning, Jr., a veteran of more than 25 years coaching on the collegiate level including a previous stop at Mississippi State, has been named to head coach Dan Mullen’s coaching staff, pending approval by the Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/les-koening-named-to-msu-staff/</link>
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		<title>Super Bulldog Weekend 2008 Rescheduled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2008 Super Bulldog Weekend was originally scheduled for the first weekend in April, the 3-5. The Diamond Dogs have a series at home against Auburn that weekend. It has been resheduled to April 17-19 to coincide with the first spring football game under Coach Dan Mullen. Coach Mullen placed a lot of emphasis on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/super-bulldog-weekend-2008-rescheduled/</link>
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		<title>JUCO Signing Day Mississippi State Commitments</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi State had a pretty good day. On the first day of the JUCO signing period, the Bulldogs picked up 3 binding letters of intent with possibly more on the way. Heath Hutchins led the nation in punting in 2008 with an average of 46.1 yards and a long of 69 yards. Hutchins has played [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/juco-signing-day-mississippi-state-commitments/</link>
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		<title>Mullen May Not Coach In Title Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tim Tebow told EPSN.com last night that it is unlikely Dan Mullen will be calling the plays for Florida in the National Championship Game against Oklahoma. Mullen was hoping to balance his new responsibilities as head coach at Mississippi State with his offensive coordinator duties at Florida, but that may not happen. The Gators may [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mstatesportsblog.com/mullen-may-not-coach-in-title-game/</link>
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