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Two Former Bulldogs Still in Super Bowl Chase, The Morning Bell: Monday, January 22, 2024

Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Mississippi State sports, and how to keep up with the Bulldogs.

Christopher Walsh

Two Former Bulldogs Still in Super Bowl Chase, The Morning Bell: Monday, January 22, 2024
Two Former Bulldogs Still in Super Bowl Chase, The Morning Bell: Monday, January 22, 2024 /

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Today's Schedule

Women's Basketball: Mississippi State at Florida, 6 p.m. CT, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats

Bulldogs Results

No Games Scheduled 

Countdown to Start of Baseball Season

26 Days

Did you notice?

  • Linebacker Willie Gay Jr. and defensive tackle Chris Jones are still in the Super Bowl hunt as the Chiefs held off the Bills in the AFC playoffs, 27-24. Gay was credited with three tackles, including two solo and one for a loss. Jones also had three tackles, including two solo, a quarterback hit and a pass defended.  
  • Nuno Borges was down 5-2, saved two match points at 5-4 and won five straight games to take the third set. No. 3 Daniil Medvedev did eventually win their fourth-round match the Australian Open. 
  • The women's basketball team is averaging 76.3 points per game this season. The Bulldogs have scored 70-plus in 11 games this season and are 30-1 when scoring at least 70 points under head coach Sam Purcell. Mississippi State has averaged at least 70 points per game in every season since 2016-17.

Daily Dose of Mike Leach

"In basketball, they don't quit shooting when they're ahead. In hockey, they don't quit shooting the puck when they're ahead. And in boxing, you don't quit punching when you're ahead. But in football, somehow magically, you're supposed to quit playing when you're ahead."

We'll Leave You With This

Coming and Going: Mississippi State 2024 Offseason Roster Tracker

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CHRISTOPHER WALSH

Christopher Walsh is the publisher of Cowbell Corner. He's covered college athletics since 2004, and is the author of 26 books. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Walsh is also the publisher of BamaCentral and MizzouCentral in the SI/FanNation network.

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