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Mike Leach would like to see 64-team CFP Field Level Media 22 Jul 2021, 07:40 GMT+10 Mississippi State coach Mike Leach is all for the expansion of the College Football Playoff -- he just has a different number of teams in mind than most. Asked Wednesday during SEC Media Days whether the current proposal of a 12-team model was enough teams, Leach said he preferred 64. "Its never enough," Leach said. "But Ill tell you what, Dr. (Mark) Keenum, our president, is on that committee so I know theyre ...

Champion Bulldogs: Thousands celebrate Dawgs with parade, ceremony Players and coaches for the Mississippi State University baseball team ride on fire trucks through the streets of Starkville on Friday afternoon in a parade celebrating their winning of the College World Series. Thousands of fans lined the streets and followed the team to Dudy Noble Field for a celebration. Chris Jenkins/Special to The Dispatch Like a storm, it had been building all day. By 3:30 p.m. Friday, as Mississippi St...

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MSU continuing mask requirement in classrooms Beginning May 6, masks will be optional within some indoor locations on campus, including offices and public spaces such as hallways and restrooms. But they will still be required inside classrooms, laboratories and studios. Capacity limitations for indoor facilities on campus will increase to 75 percent, which includes auditoriums, meeting rooms and classrooms. MSU Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter said the university came to this conclusion ...

Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed Mississippi State Capitol (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | March 6, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:14 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. That’s the stance many state and local leaders, and history buffs alike, are taking in response to the Senate’s passage of S.B. 2727. The bill mandates that new members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of T...

Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed Mississippi State Capitol (Source: WLBT) By Anthony Warren | March 6, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:14 AM JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. That’s the stance many state and local leaders, and history buffs alike, are taking in response to the Senate’s passage of S.B. 2727. The bill mandates that new members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of T...

MSU will continue to require masks through the end of the spring semester.

Mississippi State University celebrated the states Arbor Day by planting trees on the Drill Field on Friday in an event that included short speeches by faculty members from the College of Forest Resources, as well as one from MSU President Mark Keenum. Scholarship students in the forestry department planted trees on the corner near Walker Engineering Building, as members of their faculty and groundsmen looked on. Roughly 75 people were in attendance on the cold, 28-degree day. "We count on tree...

President-elect Joe Biden’s choice of former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack as his U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary should bode well for Mississippi farmers whose agriculture production value was $7.35 billion in 2020. As a former mayor, state legislator, governor, and dairy industry advocate, Vilsack brings a wealth of experience to the job. He served eight years as the head of USDA during the administration of President Barack Obama. The Biden appointment will position Vilsack to become t...

Mississippi State University works with community college for agriculture degree Mississippi State University works with community college for agriculture degree Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and Mississippi State University are working together so students can earn associate’s and bachelor’s degrees in agricultural science. The university’s president, Mark Keenum, and the community college president, Mary Graham, recently signed a memorandum of understanding at the college’s...