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How state governments are using NIL to juice recruiting: ‘Why wouldn’t we try to help?’

August 22, 2023Articles, College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, NCAA, NIL, PressedName image Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, SEC

If you are a state legislator and there is a piece of legislation you could pass or a regulation you could repeal that would improve the competitiveness of a local…

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…

Baseball Announces Additions to Coaching Staff

July 28, 2023Coaching Carousel, College Basketball, NCAA Baseball, Pressed, ReportsBrock Ward, Cameron Chafetz, Eric DuBose, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, University of West Alabama

LIVINGSTON, Ala. – Announced on Friday, head baseball coach Eric DuBose of the University of West Alabama baseball program has added Cameron Chafetz and Brock Ward to the coaching staff…

Memphis native, A’s All-Star Rooker discusses breakout season in Action News 5 exclusive

July 25, 2023Articles, MLB, NCAA Baseball, News, Odds and Ends, PressedMississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, MLB, NCAA Baseball, SEC Baseball

Memphis native and Oakland A’s outfielder Brent Rooker soaked in that experience for the first time in Seattle earlier this month. “That was one of the more special moments I…

Clark Selected On The Final Day of MLB Draft

July 11, 2023College Baseball, MLB Draft, News, Pressed, Reports, SEC BaseballKellum Clark, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, MLB, MLB Draft, NCAA Baseball, SEC Baseball

STARKVILLE – Junior outfielder Kellum Clark heard his name called on the third and final day of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft, held on Tuesday (July 11). Tap below…

SEC’s winningest coach volunteering with Dans: ‘How lucky can we be?’

July 9, 2023Articles, College Baseball, NCAA Baseball, Odds and Ends, Pressed, Summer LeaguesDanville Dans, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Baseball, Ron Polk

Jul. 9—DANVILLE — Ron Polk has plenty of baseball expertise to draw upon from his years around the game. After spending decades as a college head coach and eight years…

Why Mississippi State baseball’s Kyle Cheesebrough stayed put while holding volunteer role

July 3, 2023Articles, College Baseball, NCAA Baseball, Pressed, SEC BaseballKyle Cheesebrough, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Baseball, SEC Baseball

Kyle Cheesebrough has been at the center of perhaps the most memorable moments in MSU history, but it came in a volunteer assistant role. That is no longer the case for…

The NCAA has proposed cutting the transfer portal window by a significant amount

June 29, 2023College Baseball, College Basketball, College Football, FYI, NCAA, News, Reports, SEC Baseball, SEC Football, SEC Softball, Transfer PortalNCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football

On Wednesday, the NCAA Division I Council proposed changes to the transfer portal window for every major collegiate sport, potentially reducing the total number of days student-athletes can enter the…

Jordan Named Freshman All-American

June 15, 2023Awards, College Baseball, NCAA Baseball, Pressed, ReportsDakota Jordan, Freshman All-American, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, NCAA Baseball

STARKVILLE – Mississippi State outfielder Dakota Jordan has been named a second team Freshman All-American by Perfect Game on Thursday (June 15). Tap below to read the release from Mississippi…

NCAA made a ‘big mistake’ by not setting up framework for NIL compensation, new president says

June 9, 2023FYI, NCAA, NIL, Pressed, ReportsCharlie Baker, Name Image and Likeness, NCAA, NCAA Baseball, NCAA Football, NIL, NIL Compensation, Ralph D Russo, SEC, The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — NCAA President Charlie Baker said Thursday he wants a federal law to regulate the way college athletes can be compensated for endorsement deals that creates a registry…