Articles by Matthew Stevens
MSU dealing with injuries up front
STARKVILLE — In less than six days, the Mississippi State football team’s public injury report went from a non-issue to a serious problem.
MSU baseball team dealing with pitching injuries
STARKVILLE — When asked which pitchers he wouldn’t have for the start of fall scrimmages, Mississippi State pitching coach Butch Thompson could only joke.
MSU narrowly avoids upset bid by Bowling Green
STARKVILLE — That noise everybody in Oktibbeha County heard at 9:48 p.m. was a giant sigh of relief.
The Mississippi State football team avoided an upset by escaping with a 21-20 victory against a Bowling Green team itching to continue the tradition of Mid-American Conference opponents knocking off Bowl Championship Series schools.
Quarterback shuffle works for MSU
STARKVILLE — The quarterback controversy is over at Mississippi State.
Redmond makes big plays in MSU debut
STARKVILLE — Will Redmond made two big plays in his eagerly anticipated college football debut.
Defense delivers for Starkville in region win
GREENVILLE –The Starkville High School football team’s defense is back.
New Hope senior softball players win regular-season finale
D.J. Sanders accomplished another first on a slow-pitch softball field Thursday night: She pitched.
New Hope High School coach Tabitha Beard has a Senior Night rule: The Lady Trojans must be up 10 runs before players are allowed to change positions. With a 12-2 lead in the fifth inning, Sanders stepped inside the circle to close out her final regular-season game at Lady Trojan Field.
Starkville will have to contend with Greenville-Weston’s Green
STARKVILLE — The Starkville High School football team has a choice at 7 tonight when it plays at Greenville-Weston.
Four-star prospect Gerri Green does everything for his team, so the dilemma for Starkville coach Jamie Mitchell and his coaching staff is to let Green shine at linebacker and H-back and try to shut down his teammates or to prove the Mississippi State verbal commitment is human.
Former coaches agree best case is for East-West Oktibbeha rivalry to end
Two of the most prominent figures in the East Oktibbeha County High School and West Oktibbeha County High football rivalry agree this should be the last game between the teams.
Mullen grew professionally during his time at Bowling Green
STARKVILLE – Dan Mullen hates to think what his life would be like without his two years at Bowling Green State University.
Bulldogs take different look at red zone statistics
STARKVILLE — It should come as little surprise that Dan Mullen and the Mississippi State coaching staff have a different take on a critical statistical breakdown.
Chancellor pays visit to MSU women’s basketball practice
STARKVILLE — Van Chancellor says the best thing about his life as a retired coach is getting to do whatever he feels like when he wakes up in the morning.
Slimmer Ware ready make more contributions to MSU basketball
STARKVILLE — Rick Ray says his front court depth hasn’t changed from last year and this is not something he hoped for.
MSU’s receivers growing into roles
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State senior quarterback Tyler Russell always gathers the new and freshmen wide receivers to give them a piece of critical advice.
Petal High WR Jackson commits to MSU
STARKVILLE — The parents of Petal High School receiver Jesse Jackson told him he didn’t have to wait to make his college choice.
Mullen credits LSU for performance on offense
STARKVILLE — Dan Mullen said Sunday he didn’t see a lot of missed assignments in the secondary after he watched the film of the Mississippi State football team’s 59-26 loss to LSU on Saturday.
LSU shreds MSU’s defense, pulls away in fourth quarter
STARKVILLE — The drama all week and Saturday leading up to kickoff didn’t matter.
The buzz surrounding who Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen would pick to play quarterback failed to derail a LSU offense that made sure the Tigers earned their 21st victory in the last 22 games against the Bulldogs.
MSU doesn’t announce starting quarterback
STARKVILLE — At every home game of Dan Mullen’s 55 previous games as Mississippi State football coach, the school announced a starting quarterback.
The streak stopped Saturday.
Mettenberger continues to ace NFL auditions
STARKVILLE — Zach Mettenberger set himself apart Saturday as arguably the most dangerous pocket passer to face Mississippi State since Dan Mullen took over the Bulldogs program.
