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Selmon Announces Prentice As New Deputy AD

August 24, 2023FYI, News, Pressed, ReportsMississippi State Bulldogs

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State Director of Athletics Zac Selmon made an addition to the department's leadership team Wednesday when he announced Terry Prentice as the Bulldogs' Deputy Athletics Director and…

CFP must be reconsidered amid realignment, SEC commish says

August 21, 2023CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsChris Low, ESPN, Greg Sankey, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC

As the winds of change continue to swirl in college athletics, SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said more change is coming, particularly with regard to college football's postseason format. Tap below…

Numerous parking lots closed due to ongoing construction

August 14, 2023FYI, News, Odds and Ends, Pressed, ReportsMississippi State, Parking closures

Numerous staff, commuter and on-campus residence parking lots near Mississippi State University’s campus core and in the athletic corridor remain closed due to construction and maintenance projects. Tap below to…

Bulldogs Celebrate Opening Of State-Of-The-Art Facility

August 13, 2023College Softball, FYI, NCAA, News, Pressed, ReportsMississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi State Softball, NCAA

STARKVILLE – As the unveiling ceremony for the brand-new Mississippi State Softball Fieldhouse commenced on Friday afternoon, it was evident that this building meant much so more to the program…

Coaches’ preseason Top 25 poll is out, which means, well, nothing at all

August 11, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, PressedCoaches' Poll, Mississippi Today, NCAA Football, Rick Cleveland, USAToday

USA Today released its Coaches preseason college football poll, which has the Internet and the sports talk shows buzzing. And that’s OK, as long as you realize that the preseason…

Playoff composition, revenue sharing, NCAA influence up for grabs as college football’s power structure shifts

August 11, 2023CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsCBSSports, CFP, Dennis Dodd, NCAA, NCAA Football, Pac-12 Conference

The demise of the Pac-12 could have major ramifications for the College Football Playoff and influence at collegiate sports' top level Tap below to read the rept by Dennis Dodd…

Greg Sankey feels ‘sadness’ in realignment, says SEC comfortable in footprint

August 8, 2023CFP, College Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, SECESPN, Greg Sankey, Heather Dinich, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC, SEC Football

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said he feels "a little tinge of sadness, probably more than just a little" seeing the Pac-12 on the verge of collapse after more than 100…

Sources: ACC considering SMU in addition to Cal and Stanford in expansion talks

August 8, 2023FYI, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsACC, Cal Football, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Pac-12, Ross Dellenger, SMU Football, Stanford Football, Yahoo Sports

The expansion conversation in the ACC goes beyond Stanford and Cal. A third school, SMU, is in consideration, sources tell Yahoo Sports. At a meeting of league presidents on Tuesday,…

NCAA President Voices ‘Concerns’ About Recent Conference Realignment

August 7, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, News, Pressed, Realignment, ReportsCharlie Baker, Conference Realignment, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, Pat Forde, Sports Illustrated

NCAA president Charlie Baker issued a statement to Sports Illustrated on Monday emphasizing his concerns with the recent realignment moves within college athletics, asking for major-college leaders to work together…

LSU football coach Brian Kelly cites gambling concerns while adopting new injury reporting policy

August 4, 2023College Football, NCAA Football, News, Pressed, ReportsAP Sports, Bret Martel, Brian Kelly, Injury Report, Legalized Sports Betting, LSU Football, NCAA, NCAA Football, SEC

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU has a new, more “transparent” injury reporting policy that football coach Brian Kelly described Thursday as a “proactive” response to the proliferation of legalized…