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Arkansas wins, 42-21. What are we talking about?
LITTLE ROCK | Mississippi State's bowl hopes ended on an overcast day here at War Memorial Stadium thanks mainly to Ryan Mallett 's arm. Arkansas won, 42-21 , sending State to 4-7. Coverage, as you can imagine, will be in tomorrow's Clarion-Ledger . In the meantime, here's what we're talking ...
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In-Game: Mississippi State vs. Arkansas
LITTLE ROCK | Mississippi State and Arkansas kick off from War Memorial Stadium here on West Markham Street at 11:21 a.m. The Razorbacks are favored by 11 or so, and while State won't necessarily need a Miracle on Markham to get a win, the Bulldogs are certainly the underdog. State also has ...
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Live from War Memorial Stadium
LITTLE ROCK | The Blog is live from War Memorial Stadium on an overcast day in Arkansas' state capital. It's not entirely cold, though, as temperatures are in the high 50s and projected to top out a little over 60. Kickoff is set for 11:21 a.m. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network ...
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Live from Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK | It's cloudy here this morning but not raining, which seems to be the way it'll go the rest of the day. Mississippi State will meet Arkansas here at 11:21 a.m. Early kickoffs mean there's not much use to get to the stadium insanely early (unlike a night game, where you try to get ...
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The First Word: Lee keeps working
Tyson Lee 's Mississippi State career will end this season with his name dotting the school record book. Hard to believe? For some fans who criticize him, maybe so. Today, we take a look at Lee , how he views his season and where he figures to land in the record books. But that's not all. We ...
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Mississippi State beats Southeastern Louisiana, 82-67
Mississippi State got some quick healing from a handful of injured players and the usual strong effort from Jarvis Varnado to get its first win of the season Thursday night. In beating Southeastern Louisiana 82-67 in front of an announced 4,544 at Humphrey Coliseum, Varnado scored 20 points, ...
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Tonight's game: Southeastern Louisiana at Mississippi State
Mississippi State and Southeastern Louisiana meet each other at 7 p.m. at Humphrey Coliseum. We'll keep up with it in the comments section. You guys are welcome to add along your comments. Here's what you need to know: • Mississippi State is 0-1 after a Friday night loss to Rider. ...
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Mixed bag for Mississippi State in graduation data
Mississippi State saw mixed results in Wednesday's release of the NCAA's graduation success rate data. The NCAA measures the GSR by averaging the latest four years of entering classes for which data is available. This year's GSR, for example, is a four-year average of classes that entered from ...
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Byrne talks black unis and bogus tickets
Greg Byrne , Mississippi State's athletic director, wrote his weekly letter to fans today. Not much in the way of news, but a couple of pieces of perspective on some issues from last week's home loss to Alabama. First, those black uniforms. He goes to great lengths to explain the whole thing:  ...
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Let's try to make sense of this morning's Sidney news
Full text of a story coming soon to clarionledger.com: STARKVILLE — The NCAA has changed the status of Renardo Sidney’s amateurism inquiry to “under review,” a procedural step that those close to the situation were trying to make sense of this morning. Don Jackson, the ...
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Sidney status changed to "under review"
See, here's just another reason why you should be following me on twitter . About 30 minutes ago, NCAA spokesperson Stacey Osburn e-mailed me this statement on the Renardo Sidney matter, and where was I? Getting my blood drawn for a marriage license. Alas, I managed to tweet the particulars via ...
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The First Word: Berry, Bumphis make KO returns a threat
First, it was Leon Berry . Now, it's Chad Bumphis . And through 10 games, Mississippi State's kickoff return team has given you a reason to believe that one of the two might just take it to the house at any given time. Leon Berrrrrrry, Leon Berrrrrrry. (Mr. Berry.) There is much ...
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A shift in Sidney status? No, not yet at least.
Word started to spread Tuesday that there might be a shift in the amateurism review of Renardo Sidney , the talented 6-foot-10 freshman who is awaiting clearance from the NCAA before he can play for Mississippi State. Don Jackson , Sidney's attorney, said last night he had been told that the ...
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Coaches speak. What did we learn?
Dan Mullen , you came on the Southeastern Conference coaches' teleconference today and shared a few moments with the ink-stained wretches from across the Southeast. You, the Mississippi State coach, said a variation of what we've heard you say a few times this week: "Our players now, we're in a ...
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The First Word: Ryan Mallett, better than Case Keenum?
Case Keenum lit up Mississippi State for 434 yards in a 31-24 win for Houston in Starkville early last month. (I say 'lit up,' but Keenum was actually held below his average. Crazy.) Well, Mississippi State defensive coordinator Carl Torbush has news for folks who think Keenum is a ...
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Last Word: Bost's injury leaves doubt for Thursday availability
Point guard Dee Bost might miss Mississippi State’s Thursday game against Southeastern Louisiana after suffering a groin pull in Monday’s practice, coach Rick Stansbury said Tuesday. Bost was already nursing an ankle tweak he suffered in State’s season-opening loss to Rider on ...
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Augustus apologizes, will sit for two games
Kodi Augustus apologized today for his Friday remarks that were critical of Mississippi State's coaching staff. He'll serve a two-game suspension for making them, coach Rick Stansbury said today. "About the game Friday night, I was frustrated and mad," Augustus said. "I mean, ever since I've ...
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Jackson says he's given NCAA "substantially more" than asked for
Renardo Sidney attorney Donald Jackson said today that he has sent "everything" the NCAA requested in terms of documents on Nov. 6 "and substantially more." Jackson, who is representing Sidney in the NCAA's amateurism inquiry into the 6-foot-10 Mississippi State freshman forward, said he is ...
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Here's where you can watch Mississippi State-Arkansas
Since that can't-miss Alabama-Chattanooga game will also be televised by the SEC Network in the same Saturday morning timeslot as Mississippi State-Arkansas, you might not be able to watch the Bulldogs on your affiliate of choice. So State sent out a list of affiliates carrying Arkansas-MSU ...
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