Dawghouse: A Mississippi State Podcast

The last weekend of SEC season has Mississippi State hosting Missouri. But the Diamond Dogs have another hosting on their minds. With a strong finish to this schedule and perhaps one more win at the SEC Tournament, a Starkville Regional is very much in play. The late return of former ace Nate Dohm is encouraging for post-season pitching. Centerfielder and best SEC season batter Connor Husjak should be back for this weekend. Will Jo...

After five winning weeks Mississippi State is safely in the SEC and NCAA tournaments. Now the trick is earning the best seeding for both. With a strong finish the Bulldogs could make a case for hosting Regional play again. Softball's stay at their SEC Tourney is short but the Ladydogs will learn their NCAA assignment this Sunday. The campus crusher race is tied with 16 home runs each by the leading Diamond Dog and Ladydog slugger. ...

Consecutive won SEC weekends have Mississippi State back solidly in the post-season picture. The Diamond Dogs took two at Vanderbilt and are 5th in the overall league standings. They also are close to locking up a SEC Tourney berth, but the goals now turn to NCAA Tournament seeding if the Dogs keep this pace. Pitching and defense remain the squad strengths. But a revamped batting order came up clutch in both wins. The NFL Draft cla...

Spring football games rarely matter, but this 2024 Super Bulldog Weekend event was a glimpse at future fun for the Bulldogs. Coach Jeff Lebby's offense put on a spring show led by Blake Shapen throwing and a variety of receivers catching. The offensive line showed attitude, the defense looked athletic, and everybody was aggressive. Bulldog baseball did what had to be done with a three-game sweep of Auburn. Now above-.500 in SEC pla...

Tax Day is done and Super Bulldog Weekend is here. It's the annual spring Homecoming at Mississippi State. It is also the first public showing for Jeff Lebby's new systems in Saturday's spring game. Lebby will pit offense vs. defense in a scoring system harking back to five Dog decades ago. It is sure to be more entertaining than most spring games though. The Diamond Dogs are just about where most hoped they'd stand at half-point o...

The Diamond Dogs begin an April stretch with both the opportunity to make a SEC run and now the necessity as well. A string of close wins and losses to top opponents has Mississippi State in good position but needing a great surge now. The continued absence of ace Nate Dohm remains a close call but the bullpen has come up short in too many close losses. State is also getting guys on base for the best batters and not bringing enough...

Jeff Lebby's first spring session with Mississippi State is a week old with emphasis on a new offense. Bulldog attitudes are openly upbeat on both sides of the ball in early camp. Bulldog basketball's season ends again in a first-round NCAA game. Did Chris Jans' second year here fall short of expectation or did events keep the Bulldogs from playing to potential? The Diamond Dogs are getting closer to that potential after a 3-3 star...

There's no bubble trouble for Bulldog basketball now after a SEC Tournament win. Beating LSU likely locks Mississippi State into the NCAA Tournament come Sunday selections. All-SEC Dogs Josh Hubbard and Tolu Smith did not play well on offense but the team was too much for LSU to handle. Now a rematch with January victim and regular season champs Tennessee tips at noon Friday. Back in Starkville it's finally time for SEC baseball. T...

It's a rare Sunday edition Dawghouse. The Diamond Dogs are on a five-win streak before leaving home at last for an intra-state rivalry game. Mississippi State weekend starting pitching is taking shape nicely. Midweek starting is still up for evaluation. A much improved defense is making a difference but the bats need to get both hot and consistent in time for SEC season. Bulldog basketball has dropped consecutive games to top-twent...

Mississippi State evened the season series and won for a fourth-straight game by beating rival Ole Miss. The Bulldogs are finally in plus-SEC territory and can strengthen their post-season position at LSU. Coach Chris Jans' team is also winning without needing great nights from a pair of stars. This bodes well for the intense end of the schedule and tourney time. The Lady Bulldogs were still on NCAA Tournament track after consecuti...

Opening Day dawns for the 2024 Diamond Dogs. Mississippi State is unranked in all preseason polls and deserves the doubt Coach Chris Lemonis says. A deeper pitching staff has roles to settle in coming weekends. Injuries will adjust the early lineup at a couple of positions. A pair of Mississippi State alumni celebrate their third Super Bowl victory and another World Championship ring. Four current Dogs are invited to the NFL's Scou...

Second Signing season starts Wednesday with a light list for Mississippi State. Coach Jeff Lebby and staff have put effort into a head-start on 2025 and '26 football prospects. After a lost week on the road Bulldog basketball begins a must-win stretch. The #44 NET ranking is better than all five upcoming opponents. Bracketologists have the Bulldogs on or near their bubbles for the NCAA Tournament. The Lady Bulldogs are in much stro...

A huge home win is followed by another road loss by Bulldog basketball. Adding freshman flash Josh Hubbard to the line up picks up the offensive pace. The defensive piece has been an unexpected puzzle for Chris Jans' second Mississippi State team. The Lady Bulldogs are still celebrating a top-ten win over defending champs LSU. But they must come down fast before visiting Kentucky this Thursday. The second signing period will add a ...

After a loss at Florida, the basketball Bulldogs are falling behind the SEC curve. Mississippi State hosts an angry Auburn bunch before road games next week at Ole Miss and Alabama. Chris Jans' squad is getting production from starter Tolu Smith and substitute Josh Hubbard. Too much of the lineup is not pulling their scoring weight or now playing steady defense. The Lady Bulldogs got a good road win before coming home to host LSU n...

The winter freeze has hit Bulldog Country. But Mississippi State basketball stays heated up as the men maintain a strong NET ranking despite SEC losses. The Lady Bulldogs get a big rivalry win which became pretty heated at times, too. With the spring semester starting so has Diamond Dog practices, and opening day is exactly a month away now. And Coach Jeff Lebby continues recruiting with emphasis shifted to prep prospects for 2025....

The new year is one week old and a 2024 Bulldog football team is taking new shape. Coach Jeff Lebby is complementing his December signings with a fresh round of transfer commitments. Wide receivers are highlighting the transfer class. But it is on the lines of scrimmage Mississippi State needs more college muscle. Transfer visits continue ahead of the January 16 start to this spring semester. Both Bulldog basketball teams have stru...