Articles by Ben Portnoy
Kylin Hill confirms he will opt out of 2020 season, prepare for NFL draft
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State running back and Columbus native Kylin Hill is opting out of the rest of the 2020 season.
‘I think everybody should vote and I’m disappointed in anybody who doesn’t,’: How Mississippi State educated its football team ahead of Election Day
STARKVILLE — If Mike Leach had his way, everyone in the United States would vote Tuesday.
Analysis: Four startling offensive stats that help explain Mississippi State’s four-game losing streak
STARKVILLE — How a month changes things.
‘This would not be the standard’: Mississippi State offense bottoms out in loss to Alabama
After notching 44 points in the season-opening win over LSU, MSU has since totaled just 30 points over three games — including zero Saturday.
Bulldogs rolled by Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa for 13th straight loss to Alabama
DeVonta Smith had four scores as Alabama sent Mississippi State to its fourth straight loss.
Starkville Academy downs Simpson County Academy in MAIS first-round playoff action
The Volunteers advanced to a second-round showdown with Heritage Academy in what will be the fourth meeting between the two schools in the past two seasons.
‘When World War II ended, it wasn’t as big a headline as we had today’: Revisiting Mississippi State’s 1980 upset of No. 1 Alabama
Those who were there to witness the only time the Bulldogs defeated Bear Bryant in his 25-year tenure in Tuscaloosa are constantly reminded of the afternoon David defeated Goliath.
Mississippi State’s Mike Leach threatens more departures, confirms Tyrell Shavers, two others have left program
STARKVILLE — The recent Mississippi State football exodus in Starkville continued Wednesday.
Three matchups to watch between Mississippi State and No. 2 Alabama
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State is in a tailspin.
REPORT: Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill to leave team, prepare for NFL draft
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State running back and Columbus native Kylin Hill is reportedly leaving the team to prepare for the NFL draft.
Trio of Mississippi State football players planning to transfer
STARKVILLE — The mid-season exodus continues at Mississippi State.
Mississippi State’s K.J. Costello and Will Rogers to continue splitting No. 1 reps ahead of Alabama game
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State quarterback conundrum remains ongoing.
Mississippi State’s Ron Polk regales Starkville Rotary Club with tales of past and present
STARKVILLE — Ron Polk’s arrival at Mississippi State in 1976 was anything but glamorous.
Special teams woes doom New Hope against Lafayette
In a contest short on continuity and long on mistakes, a slew of special teams mishaps doomed the Trojans against the fourth-ranked Commodores.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Mississippi State’s Nikki McCray-Penson carries on her mother’s spirit in shared bouts with breast cancer
Each October, Mississippi State head women’s basketball coach Nikki McCray-Penson thinks back to the Sundays of her youth.
Mississippi State safety Fred Peters likely to miss remainder of the season with injury
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State junior safety Fred Peters is likely done for the season.
PETA spokesperson: Activists arrested at MSU football game drawing attention ‘the best way they knew how’
Three seconds into the second quarter of Mississippi State’s 28-14 home loss to Texas A&M Saturday, Caroline Serrano, 28, of Powder Springs, Georgia, and Jenna Upchurch, 28, of Mount Airy, North Carolina, snuck onto Scott Field at Davis Wade Stadium and raced around the playing surface.
Starkville High School pausing football activities due to positive COVID-19 tests
STARKVILLE — The Starkville High School football team is shutting down for 14 days.
Mississippi State quarterback Garrett Shrader enters transfer portal
Shrader completed 88 of 153 passes for 1,170 yards and eight touchdowns during the 2019 season.
With renewed focus on positionless basketball, Nikki McCray-Penson is modernizing the Mississippi State offense
STARKVILLE — Nikki McCray-Penson is flipping the old Mississippi State regime’s offensive philosophy on its head.
Ole Miss softball lands D-II Player of the Year Boyer
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