STARKVILLE — Mississippi State has found its pre-2021 Egg Bowl opponent.
Tennessee State — an FCS school in Nashville — has agreed to a Nov. 20, 2021, meeting in Starkville, according to a news release.
TSU becomes the final chip to fall in MSU’s nonconference schedule for the 2021 season, as the Bulldogs previously added home games against Louisiana Tech and North Carolina State in addition to a road contest versus Memphis.
MSU previously scheduled a home game against Eastern Illinois for Oct. 2, but that has been canceled and will now be an open date.
The rest of the schedule will comprise eight Southeastern Conference games.
Ben Portnoy reports on Mississippi State sports for The Dispatch. Follow him on Twitter at @bportnoy15.
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