Articles by Brandon Walker
Logan, West Point want to get back on track
WEST POINT — West Point linebacker Tyler Logan admits he has been waiting all season to see Clarksdale appear on West Point’s schedule. The reason, Clarksdale’s 39-34 victory against West Point last season has been eating at the senior for nearly 365 days.
Wetherbee helps keeps MSU organized
STARKVILLE — Scott Wetherbee arrived at Mississippi State University to take over at the school’s senior associate director of athletics for external affairs, and with the Bulldogs’ football team off to a 4-0 start, that means he’s a busy man. Serving as MSU’s point of contact for the SEC Network, which will broadcast its weekly college football lead-in show, SEC Nation, from MSU’s Junction on Saturday morning, Wetherbee has plenty to discuss. The Dispatch sat down with Wetherbee to discuss the SEC Network, the football team’s start, and MSU quarterback Dak Prescott.
MSU offense gearing up for showdown with Texas A&M
STARKVILLE – Technically, Mississippi State center Dillon Day doesn’t have much to do this Saturday, the result of a one-game suspension handed down by the Southeastern Conference following a pair of in-game incidents in MSU’s 34-29 win at LSU.
Unbeaten MSU receives high marks on defense
With the Mississippi State football team’s 34-29 win at LSU and subsequent bye week, the Bulldogs are one-third of the way through the season.
Bulldogs ready to forget past, focus on Texas A&M
STARKVILLE – It didn’t take long for Mississippi State’s coaching staff to get its message across on Monday.
MSU gets good grades for first four games
With the Mississippi State football team’s 34-29 win at LSU and subsequent bye week, the Bulldogs are one-third of the way through the season.
All the early returns are good, as MSU has climbed to 4-0 and is No. 12 in The Associated Press Top 25. Here is a deeper look at each of MSU’s position groups on offense and a grade for their work.
Oxford surges past West Point
WEST POINT — What started out as a nightmare turned into the game of Oxford quarterback Jack Abraham’s life.
Abraham, a junior, passed for a season-best 391 yards and five touchdowns Friday night to help Oxford rally for a 43-22 victory against West Point at McAllister Field.
West Point will try to protect home field vs. Oxford
WEST POINT — The celebration didn’t go unnoticed.
When the Oxford High School football team defeated West Point 30-20 for the first time in school history last October, the Chargers were understandably excited. After all, the win snapped a 12-game losing streak to the Green Wave and symbolized a major step for the program, which reached the 2013 Class 5A state championship game. In the wake of the victory, the Chargers enjoyed an animated postgame celebration.
Bulldogs work on fundamentals during bye week
STARKVILLE — When asked about how their bye week is being spent, each Mississippi State football player interviewed Wednesday night gave a different version of the same answer.
MSU teammates support Day after suspension
STARKVILLE – One day after the Southeastern Conference announced a one-game suspension for Mississippi State center Dillon Day, several Bulldogs’ players rallied around Day Wednesday afternoon.
Bulldogs lose services of Day for Texas A&M game
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State center Dillon Day will sit out the Bulldogs’ Oct. 4 game against No. 6 Texas A&M as a result of a one-game suspension announced by the Southeastern Conference on Tuesday.
MSU Notebook: Prescott earns national honor
STARKVILLE — Another day, another accolade for Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott. A day after being named the Southeastern Conference’s Co-Offensive Player of the Week following his performance in a 34-29 win at then-No. 8 LSU, Prescott added his second national weekly award of the season on Tuesday, when he was named the Davey O’Brien National Player of the Week.
Day writes letter to fans to explain incidents at LSU
Mississippi State senior Dillon Day has found himself in the middle of controversy thanks to a pair of plays Saturday in the first half of the MSU football team’s 34-29 upset victory against then-No. 8 LSU In Baton Rouge,
Louisiana.
Brandon High’s Adams commits to MSU
STARKVILLE — Members of the Mississippi State football team’s 2015 recruiting class already refer to their group as a family, ending each twitter message to Bulldog fans with the hashtag “#DawgFam15.”
Prescott, Beckwith earn SEC honors
STARKVILLE — Two days after a historic victory against then-No. 8 LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the accolades kept rolling in for Mississippi State on Monday.
Freedom From Religion Foundation targets MSU athletic dept.
A week after launching an investigation into the religious practices of the football program at Ole Miss, a Wisconsin-based group named Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) has set its sights on Mississippi State’s athletic department.
Mullen, Bulldogs expected to beat Tigers
BATON ROUGE, La. — When Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott and coach Dan Mullen addressed the media following MSU’s 34-29 upset of No. 8 LSU Saturday night, they showed little reaction to the victory.
Maybe that’s because they expected it to happen.
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