Former MSU receiver Todd back on track at Hinds C.C.

SCOOBA — The Hinds Community College football team knows what it has in Reggie Todd and plans to go to him as much as possible.

New Hope’s Fields will play key role for Hinds C.C defense

SCOOBA — East Mississippi Community College backup quarterback Vijay Miller scrambled to his left on third down early in the fourth quarter.

Moorhead’s Bulldogs move into new home

STARKVILLE — All that’s left to do is the graphics on the wall.

Starkville High welcomes rival West Point Friday night

STARKVILLE — Willie Gillespie has been hearing it for years, both on the good side and the bad side. He knows there is plenty of bragging going on around the Starkville-West Point rivalry, and it’s been that way for decades.

MSU confident Thompson will make smooth transition

STARKVILLE — The announcement of the one-game suspension to Mississippi State starting quarterback Nick Fitzgerald has prompted a flurry of questions.

Thompson will start at QB for suspended Fitzgerald

STARKVILLE — Joe Moorhead was a passive spectator Dec. 30, 2017, as he watched the Mississippi State football team he would take over in a few hours.

Williams ready to make his mark for MSU

STARKVILLE — The Mississippi State football team lost its best receiver, Donald Gray, last year in its seventh game.

MSU also lost a significant secondary option, Gabe Myles, in its second game — and again in its sixth.

MSU’s Fitzgerald to miss season opener for violation of team rules

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State starting quarterback Nick Fitzgerald will not play in the season opener against Stephen F. Austin, coach Joe Moorhead announced. Moorhead said Fitzgerald committed a violation of team rules in March and is serving a one-game suspension for that, making him available for MSU’s second game against Kansas State.

NCAA announces changes coming to college basketball

The next step in the aftermath of the FBI’s investigation into college basketball came Wednesday.

Ole Miss’ Brown out to prove he is one of nation’s best

OXFORD — A.J. Brown is one of college football’s premier wide receivers, and he knows it — despite his best efforts.

Attention to detail drives MSU’s recruiting

STARKVILLE — Mike Villagrana and Andrea Hollis had just met when they first collaborated on their shared pet project.

As Mississippi State football’s director of recruiting, Villagrana worked with Hollis, the program’s director of on-campus recruiting, to craft a plan for a recruit’s game-day visit at Davis Wade Stadium.

Starkville wins Little Egg Bowl again

OXFORD — Ten minutes remained on the clock as defensive linemates Jalil Clemons and Ryan Johnson discussed their sack totals and their teammates’ statistics.

Moorhead will get chance to develop players at MSU

STARKVILLE — Saquon Barkley aside, Joe Moorhead hasn’t coached many transcendent talents at Akron, Georgetown, Fordham, and Penn State.

Bulldogs stick to their ‘grid’ in recruiting

STARKVILLE — Mike Villagrana has done the math.

MSU’s Story suspended indefinitely

Mississippi State officials confirmed Wednesday offensive lineman Michael Story has been suspended indefinitely.

Jones wants Starkville to keep moving forward

STARKVILLE — This time last year, Chris Jones and the Starkville High School football team had something to prove.

Darty gearing up for MSU’s first volleyball matches

STARKVILLE — Julie Darty’s first roster as Mississippi State’s volleyball coach features seven freshmen and three players who came with her when she left her job as head coach at Jacksonville for the Southeastern Conference.

Diamonds in the rough: Mississippi State relies on developing lower-star prospects to build program success

Greg Eiland came to Mississippi State as a three-star offensive lineman from Philadelphia.

The two in-state Southeastern Conference schools were providing most of the Power 5 conference attention; he had more offers from schools in smaller conferences, given he was ranked as the 58th-best offensive tackle in his senior class by 247 Sports Composite — one of many services that ranks high school football prospects on a 5-star scale.

Villagrana heads up recruiting efforts for new MSU football coaching staff

STARKVILLE — Mike Villagrana sits in his office with a piece of paper in his hand, densely packed with information. It’s sorted by position and by year with current Mississippi State football players and the scores of recruits they’re chasing. All the prospects are ranked and grouped by those rankings. It’s color-coded in more than one category. It’s hard to find a blank space on either side of the sheet.

MSU’s Day focusing on punting again

STARKVILLE — Jace Christmann’s proliferation was ultimately Tucker Day’s gain.