Articles by Benjamin Rosenberg
Three former Mississippi State track & field athletes bound for Olympics
Marco Arop, Curtis Thompson and Navasky Anderson may be representing their respective home countries when they compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. But they all will be representing Mississippi State as well, becoming the latest in a long pipeline of track and field athletes from Starkville to the Olympics.
Mississippi State’s Tolu Smith, D.J. Jeffries land NBA contracts
Mississippi State has not had a player selected in the NBA Draft since Robert Woodard II and Reggie Perry in 2020, but two Bulldogs who went undrafted this year will get their shots to play at the highest level.
Mississippi State baseball to play at Minute Maid Park in 2025
Mississippi State will play three games in a Major League Baseball stadium next season as part of the 2025 Astros Foundation College Classic at Minute Maid Park, home of the Houston Astros.
‘I just can’t let y’all go’: KeShawn Murphy breaks down return to Mississippi State
After a tumultuous 2023-24 season that saw him miss eight games during Southeastern Conference play due to a personal matter, KeShawn Murphy tried his luck in the transfer portal this spring. But ultimately, Murphy decided his best option would be to stay put at Mississippi State.
How have first-year head coaches fared at Mississippi State?
It’s tough to win with a first-year head coach pretty much anywhere in college football. Heck, even the legendary Nick Saban went just 7-6 in his first year at Alabama in 2007, a season that included an infamous loss to Louisiana-Monroe, before enjoying an undefeated regular season the following year.
Mississippi State volleyball adds five transfers to 2024 roster
Following a disappointing 2023 season in which Mississippi State finished 6-12 in the Southeastern Conference, the Bulldogs under head coach Julie Darty Dennis are reloading with five new additions in the transfer portal for 2024.
Youth Baseball: BankFirst Yards Sportsplex to host Grand Slam all-star youth baseball tournament
Two months after the BankFirst Yards SportsPlex officially opened off Highway 82 in Columbus, the eight-field complex will play host to youth baseball teams from across Mississippi and into Alabama this weekend.
Mississippi State’s Edwards, Sells playing in college summer softball leagues
Summer leagues have been a college baseball institution for many decades, but college softball players did not have that same opportunity to keep working at their craft and playing the game they love after the school season ends until 2020, with the founding of the Florida Gulf Coast League.
Five Mississippi State baseball players heading to MLB Draft Combine
All three of Mississippi State’s opening weekend starting pitchers are headed to Phoenix for the MLB Draft Combine, as are sluggers Dakota Jordan and Hunter
Mississippi State football adds six commitments for class of 2025
Entering last weekend, Mississippi State had just four hard commitments for the class of 2025, the first group head coach Jeff Lebby and his staff will be entirely responsible for bringing to Starkville.
Former Mississippi State star Carter signs with WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces
After failing to make the roster for the team that drafted her this spring, Jessika Carter is getting another chance in the WNBA, signing with the two-time defending champion Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.
Mississippi State women’s basketball hires program legend Vivians as assistant coach
Six years after wrapping up one of the most decorated careers in Mississippi State sports history, Victoria Vivians is back in Starkville, joining head coach Sam Purcell’s staff as an assistant coach and director of scouting.
Mississippi State’s Khal Stephen named ABCA Third-Team All-American
Mississippi State pitcher Khal Stephen was named a Third-Team All-American by the American Baseball Coaches Association on Friday, the Bulldogs’ lone selection. Stephen, outfielder Dakota Jordan and pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje earned spots on the All-South Region first team, with shortstop David Mershon named to the second team.
Mississippi State softball adds LSU’s Raelin Chaffin in transfer portal
Former LSU pitcher Raelin Chaffin has joined Mississippi State via the transfer portal, she announced via Instagram on Wednesday evening.
Mississippi State basketball teams learn matchups for 2024 ACC-SEC Challenge
Mississippi State men’s basketball will host Pittsburgh in the second annual ACC-SEC Challenge on Dec. 4 at Humphrey Coliseum, while the Bulldog women will play at Georgia Tech on the same day.
Mississippi State men’s tennis selected as ITA Kickoff Weekend host
For the second straight season, Mississippi State will host the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Rula Tennis Pavilion in 2025, and this time the Bulldogs are hoping for better results.
Mississippi State women’s tennis adds Carolina Troiano, Chiara Di Genova
Mississippi State head coach Chris Hooshyar added one of Italy’s top prospects this week, signing Carolina Troiano to the Bulldogs’ roster, and also added Chiara Di Genova out of the transfer portal from Florida State.
The top 10 Mississippi State storylines from the 2023-24 season
With the 2023-24 season in the books for Mississippi State athletics, The Dispatch is taking time this week to look back on the year that was. From a football coaching search to mixed success in the transfer portal, here are the top 10 storylines that defined the year in Bulldog sports.
The top 10 Mississippi State sports moments from the 2023-24 season
With the 2023-24 season in the books for Mississippi State athletics, The Dispatch is taking time this week to look back on the year that was. From Southeastern Conference championships to NCAA Tournament runs, here are the top 10 moments from the past nine-plus months across all Bulldogs teams.
Seven Mississippi State track and field athletes earn All-American honors
Mississippi State sent 17 athletes to the NCAA outdoor track and field championships last week in Eugene, Oregon, the program’s biggest group in a decade, and seven of them returned as All-Americans.
