Mississippi’s best college football teams squared off on Saturday afternoon in the annual Egg Bowl. One of the SEC’s most anticipated rivalries didn’t disappoint this year. Ole Miss outlasted Mississippi State 31-24 on Saturday in what turned out to be one of the best games of the day. The SEC contest turned into a shootout […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 13
Rivalry Week is here… or something resembling Rivalry Week in the 2020 college football season. We still have a few more weeks of regular season games and makeup games after this. There’s no Michigan-Ohio State. Nick Saban won’t be at the Iron Bowl. It’s going to be a weird one. Alabama announced today that Saban […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 12
Once again, we’re dealing with a pretty abbreviated college football schedule. The list of currently canceled or postponed games is at 15 and growing, making it likely that this will wind up being the week with the most games pushed off that we’ve had so far this season. Luckily, there are still a number of […]
Read MoreLane Kiffin Shares His Feelings On The Egg Bowl Rivalry
Lane Kiffin has coached in a number of rivalry games. But few of them can match the intensity the Egg Bowl between Ole Miss and Mississippi State brings every year. With 10 days to go before the Egg Bowl, the Ole Miss head coach gave his thoughts on the game. He acknowledged the tradition and […]
Read MoreBreaking: SEC Announces Official Postponement For Saturday Game
The SEC has officially postponed this Saturday’s Mississippi State-Auburn game due to a COVID-19 outbreak within the Bulldogs program. This afternoon, Sports Illustrated‘s Ross Dellenger reported that the game was in jeopardy due to multiple positive tests at MSU. Now, the conference has officially confirmed it will move the contest. As of now, the makeup […]
Read MoreMike Leach Has Harsh Message For Impatient Mississippi State Fans
Mike Leach and Mississippi State came out of Saturday with an ugly 24-17 win against Vanderbilt. The team gained just 204 total yards on the way to beating the Commodores. The Bulldogs moved to 2-4 with the victory in Leach’s first year at the helm. The former Texas Tech and Washington State head coach took […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 10
With the return of the MAC this week, and the Pac-12 this weekend, the vast majority of the FBS world will be underway, at long last. We have our first full-looking college football slate of the weekend, featuring games from all Power Five conferences. The headliner of the weekend comes out of the ACC. No. […]
Read MoreMike Leach Had An Embarrassing Career First This Evening
The Mike Leach era at Mississippi State started off with a high note, as the Bulldogs upset the reigning national champion in LSU. It’s been downhill since – fast. Mississippi State was blown out by No. 2 Alabama on Saturday night. The Bulldogs were crushed, 41-0, for their fourth straight loss of the season. To […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 9
The final college football weekend of October is upon us. Somewhat surprisingly, there is just one game between ranked teams this weekend. No. 3 Ohio State travels to No. 18 Penn State, in a significant Big Ten battle. Ohio State looked the part of a College Football Playoff contender against Nebraska last weekend, while Penn […]
Read MoreStar SEC RB Is Not Expected To Play Again This Season
Mississippi State football’s Kylin Hill, one of the most talented running backs in the SEC, is expected to opt out of the rest of the season. Like MSU as a whole, Hill has had an incredibly up-and-down season thus far. When Mike Leach was announced as head coach, many wondered what the role for a […]
Read MoreCountry’s No. 1 JUCO Inside Linebacker Flips Commitment
Knoxville, Tenn. native DeShawn Page is ranked as the No. 1 junior college inside linebacker in the 2021 class. He’s the newest edition to Mississippi State football’s 2021 class, flipping from another major program. Page plays at prestigious East Mississippi Community College, one of the top JuCo programs in the nation. He’s ranked No. 11 […]
Read MoreFormer SEC Starting Quarterback Announces He’s Transferring
On Tuesday afternoon, a former SEC starting quarterback announced his plans to transfer from his current program. Garrett Shrader, the former starting quarterback at Mississippi State, is leaving the Bulldogs program. The decision comes after head coach Mike Leach moved Shrader to wide receiver. “I would like to thank my teammates, coaches and Mississippi State […]
Read MoreMississippi State Star RB Kylin Hill Reportedly Suspended For Texas A&M Game
Just about an hour before kickoff, Mississippi State fans watched as the team warmed up before a game against Texas A&M. During warm-ups, fans noticed a familiar face wasn’t on the field. Star running back Kylin Hill was not on the field with his teammates to gear up for this afternoon’s game. That led to […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 7
This week brings us one of the biggest games of the 2020 college football season. No. 2 Alabama hosts No. 3 Georgia, in a potential preview of the SEC Championship, and maybe even the College Football Playoff. The rest of the week doesn’t have quite as many interesting games as last week, but there’s some […]
Read MoreESPN’s Paul Finebaum Sums Up His Thoughts On Mike Leach
Mike Leach’s start at Mississippi State football couldn’t have gone much better. In his first game with the Bulldogs, and as an SEC head coach, the team upset defending national champion LSU 44-34. Everything since that game has gone terribly for MSU. Mike Leach’s system is a big departure from what the Bulldogs were doing […]
Read MoreDan Mullen Reacts To The Injury To Former QB Dak Prescott
Dak Prescott’s devastating injury didn’t just have an impact on his current teammates and coaches. His college coach Dan Mullen was also affected. Mullen and Prescott led Mississippi State football to great heights together. The Dallas Cowboys quarterback is one of several signal callers Mullen has tutored that have gone on to have NFL success. […]
Read MoreMike Leach Hints At Drastic Move After Saturday’s Loss
The Mike Leach experience is in full effect at Mississippi State. The Bulldogs got off to an epic start to the season, upsetting the LSU Tigers on the road. Mississippi State knocked off the defending national champions thanks to a record-setting passing performance by quarterback K.J. Costello. Big wins are part of the Mike Leach […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 6
Another great weekend of college football is upon us. Among the big games on the slate for Week 6 are No. 4 Florida at No. 21 Texas A&M, the Red River Rivalry between two teams that really need a win, No. 22 Texas and Oklahoma, and No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 14 Tennessee. It is […]
Read MoreKirk Herbstreit Sums Up The Mike Leach Coaching Experience
How would Mike Leach follow up his incredible debut at Mississippi State? Well, he unfortunately coached his team to an upset loss at home to an Arkansas team that has been the punching bag of the SEC for the past few years. Mississippi State’s offense looked unstoppable in its season opener against LSU, as K.J. […]
Read MoreCollege Football World Reacts To Arkansas Football’s Upset Win Over Mississippi State
On October 28, 2017, Arkansas football picked up a win at Ole Miss, its only SEC win of that season. Tonight, the Razorbacks snapped a streak almost three years old, against the breakout team of last week, Mississippi State. The Hogs picked up a huge 21-14 win. It’s a special day for Sam Pittman. The […]
Read MoreThe Spun’s 2020 College Football Staff Picks: Week 5
The best weekend of college football so far is upon us. There are some big ranked matchups, including Top 25 duels between No. 2 Alabama and No. 13 Texas A&M, and No. 4 Georgia vs. No. 7 Auburn. On Friday, we get a pretty intriguing game between No. 22 BYU, which is looking to run […]
Read MoreGardner Minshew Reacts To Mike Leach’s SEC Coaching Debut
As starting QB of the Jacksonville Jaguars, Gardner Minshew II has emerged as one of the best college-to-pro players Mike Leach ever coached. So what was Leach’s star pupil’s reaction to seeing him upset LSU this past weekend? Speaking to the media this week, Minshew expressed how happy he was to see Leach and his […]
Read MoreUrban Meyer Names His College Football Coach Of The Week
The fourth weekend of the 2020 college football season was exciting to say the least, as the SEC made its return to the gridiron. Once all the games were officially in the books, Urban Meyer revealed his pick for Coach of the Week. Meyer had a few solid options to choose from due to all […]
Read MoreCoach O Shares DC Bo Pelini’s Reaction To LSU Loss To Mississippi State
Bo Pelini returned to LSU football this offseason, taking over the Tigers defensive coordinator role vacated by Dave Aranda, who is the new head coach at Baylor. His first game back with the Tigers didn’t go as planned, with Mike Leach and Mississippi State torching his defense in a huge upset. The Bulldogs, led by […]
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