SEC Media Days: Alabama looks to shake disappointment of last season

HOOVER, Ala. — When Alabama walked out of the Georgia Dome last December, a national championship was in sight.

SEC Notebook: Arkansas looks to benefit from fast finish

HOOVER, Ala. — After losing by one point and one touchdown to Alabama and Mississippi State respectively last season, Arkansas started to gain confidence.

SEC Media Days: Loss to Alabama motivates the 2015 Bulldogs

HOOVER, Ala. – Mississippi State rolled into Tuscaloosa, Alabama, last season with a 9-0 record and a No. 1 by its name.

SEC Notebook: South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M hold high expectations

HOOVER, Ala. – South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier loves golf.

SEC Media Days: Prescott ready for big final season

HOOVER, Ala. – There is no doubt in Ryan Brown’s mind who the most competitive player on the current Mississippi State roster is.

Former MSU golfers enjoying success with professional careers

STARKVILLE — For Rica Tse, this summer has been anything but dull.

Columbus Dizzy Dean stars fall on walk-off home run

Columbus was one strike away from collecting its third win in as many days.

MSU golf programs excited by renovations at Old Waverly

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State golf coaches will have a hard time finding a better college facility than the one the Bulldogs will be using come August.

Deets making impression on strength and conditioning at MSU

STARKVILLE — David Deets has spent several years training college athletes, but he is no stranger to high school athletes.

Howland adds Louisiana Tech transfer Stapleton

STARKVILLE — During his days at Madison Central High School, Xavian Stapleton didn’t care where he played basketball at the next level. He just wanted to play.

Coming from a team he helped lead to a runner-up finish in Class 6A in 2012-13, the 6-foot-6 guard didn’t have many offers from programs within power conferences — including Mississippi State — so he selected Louisiana Tech.

“I always wanted to go there (MSU), but even if it didn’t happen, I just wanted to play basketball,” said Stapleton, who also had offers from Middle Tennessee State, Southern Mississippi, Florida Gulf Coast, and Tulane.

Former Bulldog Griffin will go from coach back to player

STARKVILLE — Growing up, Nick Griffin only dreamed of playing in the National Football League.

But Griffin is putting that dream on hold.

Earlier this year, the former Mississippi State football player was hired by new Madison Central High School football coach Brad Peterson to coach the running backs. Peterson wanted a coach who fit his personality and the personality of his staff. That’s what he found when he interviewed Griffin, who had 3.0 grade-point average and was a three-time member of the Southeastern Conference Academic Fall Honor Roll.