Articles by Brandon Walker
MSU puts five on All-SEC coaches team
STARKVILLE — One day after five members of Mississippi State’s Orange Bowl-bound football team raked in All-Southeastern Conference honors from The Associated Press, the same five collected more accolades, this time from the league’s coaches.
This time, the order was different.
Georgia Tech’s rushing numbers staggering
STARKVILLE — The numbers are staggering.
Year after year, game after game, the Georgia Tech football team’s triple option puts up eye-popping statistics. It has been the driving force behind the Yellow Jackets’ surge under coach Paul Johnson that has the team’s in its second Orange Bowl in the past four years.
Plenty of similarities between Orange Bowl QBs
STARKVILLE — When asked Sunday about his team’s opponent in the Orange Bowl, Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson wasted little time in bringing up Mississippi State’s most indispensable player.
Mullen named SEC Coach of the Year
STARKVILLE — During his opening remarks at Mississippi State’s Orange Bowl press conference Sunday afternoon, MSU Director of Athletics Scott Stricklin took a few moments to stump for his football coach.
Prescott named first-team All-SEC
STARKVILLE — For the first time in 28 years, the Southeastern Conference first-team All-Conference quarterback hails from Mississippi State.
Stricklin hopes to get deal with Mullen done soon
STARKVILLE — Scott Stricklin is 5-for-5.
He expects to be 6-for-6.
Stricklin, Mississippi State’s Director of Athletics, has signed football coach Dan Mullen to a contract extension in each of the past five seasons. Stricklin expects that streak to continue following Mullen’s finest season in Starkville.
MSU will play Georgia Tech in Orange Bowl
STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State football team will try to cap the program’s most successful regular season with another piece of history.
MSU (10-2) will try to accomplish that feat in its first bowl game in Miami in more than seven decades.
Starkville boys edge Columbus in region opener
STARKVILLE — It was a classic Columbus High School-Starkville High showdown.
With big play after big play, clutch shot after clutch shot, Friday night’s Class 6A, Region 3 opener between the schools was intense, and it was back-and-forth.
Starkville girls beat Columbus
STARKVILLE — Kristie Williams liked what she saw.
Entering her team’s Class 6A, Region 3 opener against Columbus, the Starkville High School girls basketball coach was curious to see how her young team would handle what was sure to be an intense, physical battle.
Bulldogs look to snap road losing streak at Tulane
STARKVILLE – Rick Ray wasn’t shy about making his goals known entering his third year as Mississippi State’s men’s basketball coach.
Hughes will represent MSU at NCAA convention
STARKVILLE — It’s likely no member of this year’s Mississippi State football team enjoyed the Bulldogs’ rise to the nation’s elite as much as safety Jay Hughes.
MSU makes change in volleyball coaches
STARKVILLE – For the first time in more than five years, Mississippi State finds itself searching for a volleyball coach.
Prescott among favorites for Conerly Trophy tonight
STARKVILLE – Three days after Ole Miss topped Mississippi State to win the Egg Bowl, the Rebels and Bulldogs will go head-to-head again tonight with the state’s top individual football award up for grabs.
MSU looks ahead after loss to Ole Miss
OXFORD — The Mississippi State football team won’t win a national championship this season.
The Bulldogs won’t play for a Southeastern Conference title, either.
Ole Miss uses big plays to defeat MSU
OXFORD — Jaylen Walton had nowhere to run. He tried the middle and found nothing. He tried the right and found nothing.
Mississippi State’s defense had the Ole Miss tailback hemmed in.
Then they didn’t.
MSU sees title dreams vanish in Egg Bowl
OXFORD — The Mississippi State football team arrived at Ole Miss with everything at stake.
The Bulldogs left with nothing but disappointment.
South Panola surges in second half
STARKVILLE — Darrell Henderson took the pitch and looked for running room.
He found much more than that.
Stakes as high as ever for MSU in Battle for Golden Egg
STARKVILLE — From the moment he set foot on the Mississippi State campus as the school’s new football coach in late 2008, Dan Mullen has stressed the importance of one game.
This year, that game is more important than ever.
MSU men will play first game on road tonight
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State men’s basketball coach Rick Ray has seen how his team handles success.
Tonight he will find out just how good his Bulldogs can be on the road.


