Dawghouse: A Mississippi State Podcast

Mississippi State's string of regular-season series wins over rival Ole Miss now stands at seven. The Diamond Dogs bounced back from a Friday loss to beat the Rebels twice to take the SEC series. State is now tied for 9th overall in the league standings. The Bulldogs did not hit well but got enough big blows at the big times, while pitching kept the Ole Miss offense just in check. Freshman Dakota...

Zach Arnett limited his second spring scrimmage for wet weather, but the forecast for this Saturday's Maroon-White game is for clear conditions and full contact. The ground game got the emphasis in scrimmage #2. Defense generally dominated the full-team action despite missing some front-line personnel. Coordinator Kevin Barbay's offense did flash the pass game but focused on running the ball on a...

The losing streak is over as the Diamond Dogs won a game from South Carolina. But the lost series streak continues as Mississippi State remains tied for last in the SEC and Western Division. Coach Chris Lemonis continues shuffling the weekend rotation as well as the defensive lineup, and now the batting order as well. Individual talent is not the problem, getting all the talent playing the same ga...

Mississippi State's 0-6 SEC start already has the team far behind the post-season eligibility curve. After consecutive sweepings by SEC East teams, here comes Division leader South Carolina for the next series. Bulldog offense remains competitive most games but pitching, both starting and rotation, continues to struggle as does the defense not backing them up. Coach Chris Lemonis and staff haven't...

With basketball, men and women, done and turned to recruiting, all attention returns to a Diamond Dog team already in deep SEC trouble. A sweeping at Kentucky means Mississippi State must begin digging out on the home field against visiting Vanderbilt. The weekend rotation is changing for a fourth time as reliever Nate Dohm could come out of the pen again or grab a starting job as this series play...

SEC baseball season is here and Mississippi State opens with a first true road games of the schedule at Kentucky. The Bulldogs are hot with a seven-win streak but the Wildcats may be even hotter. Bulldog offense has been the strong point with consistent power, though strikeouts are up of late and walks are down. State's rotation will remain the same another weekend and try to give good innings bef...

Chris Jans' Bulldogs received the NCAA Tournament berth they deserved and face Pitt in Tuesday's play-in game of #11 seeds in Dayton. An overtime win over Florida in the SEC Tournament was enough for a return to the big dance for the first time since 2019. It looks like a winnable matchup for Mississippi State in Dayton, too. Maybe an even greater feat was scored by Sam Purcell's Lady Bulldogs by...

Mississippi State heads home from the SEC Tournament having done the necessary business of a 21st win to solidify NCAA Tournament selection. Center Tolu Smith is both All-SEC and the Mississippi collegiate Player of the Year. The Bulldogs will find out Sunday if they play the Tuesday pre-tourney round of 68, or advance directly to the field of 64. Spring football began for first-year Coach Zach Ar...

After changing the starting rotation last weekend, Mississippi State is doing it again for the Frisco, Texas, showcase series, and for the Friday night lead Dog role no less. Pitching has thrown plenty of strikeouts but not enough total strikes on the early season. When they do, defensive lapses make it moot. But a new rotation should keep more batters off bases, and struggling Dog defenders are c...

Sam Purcell is the first Lady Bulldog coach to score 20 wins in his debut season, and now the NCAA Tournament is in reach for his team as the regular schedule ends Sunday. Meanwhile Mississippi State has a quad one win opportunity with Texas A&M coming to Humphrey Coliseum. The 10th-place Bulldogs need at least two more SEC wins down the stretch to avoid a first-day game at the league tourname...

The bats were out in force for Mississippi State's opening weekend and portal players led the way with consistency, power, and even aggression on the basepaths. But free bases from pitching and defensive breakdowns kept the Diamond Dogs from sweeping the series, and raise questions for the lineup and rotation. Meanwhile an overtime win give Bulldog basketball a season sweep of Ole Miss and more to...

The 2023 Diamond Dog season is finally begun and opening weekend opened well with a win over VMI. Besides a few defensive lapses, Mississippi State was efficient at the plate and on the mound. Chris Lemonis put two of his transfers at the top of the order and both delivered, as did another in a relief pitching role to get the win. It's a transitional season as Lemonis and staff mix veterans, trans...

A four-win streak has Bulldog basketball moving closer to that NCAA Tournament bubble ahead of a trip to Arkansas and with Kentucky coming to campus Wednesday. Defense is Mississippi State's calling card but the offense has picked up its pace of late. First pitch for the Diamond Dogs is a week away as Chris Lemonis' fifth club plans a complete rebound from 2022 frustrations with a still-potent off...

A working weekend Dawghouse focuses on the final support staff hires for Zach Arnett and how these latest additions reinforce a coaching team that will be aggressive in recruiting players for new coordinators to develop. Mississippi State's transfer portal recruiting has brought in seven new Bulldogs formerly from Power 5 programs, or nine if we include two MSU re-recruits. Bulldog basketball is a...

Mississippi State's Zach Arnett took time Monday for an interview in his new office, to talk about the still-in-progress transition from coordinator to head coach. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Frustrations for Bulldog basketball continue with another hard-played loss, this time at #2 Alabama. They host TCU this Saturday for the SEC-BigXII clash. Coach Zach Arnett has added impressive portal players to his quarterback and receiver rooms, and continues a Mississippi State trend of bringing in FBS and SEC transfers for 2023. The finalized football field and support staff is full-speed recr...

Mississippi State has yet to announce all official hires, but head coach Zach Arnett has a full staff recruiting full-speed both during the just closed NCAA winter portal window and ahead of the May 1-15 period. Five transfers are part of the 15 new spring enrollees, all defensive backs or specialists. More offensive personnel can be sought for the May window. The revised staff is headlined by off...

Any notions news would slow down in Bulldog Country after the bowl victory last week is ended. Zach Arnett still has an assistant staff to complete with hires made, more to come, and even some rejections already. The additions of three Mississippi high school legends to the coaching and support staff will boost in-state recruiting. The '22 team ends its season ranked top-twenty in both polls as mo...

Mississippi State wraps up the 2022 season next Monday, but the Reliaquest Bowl is also the start of a new Bulldog football era as Zach Arnett makes his head coaching debut. The response from players interviewed in Tampa confirms, the promotion of defensive coordinator Arnett to head coach has re-energized the entire program. Meanwhile a new athletic director will be chosen in early January. And,...

Mississippi State said thank you and farewell to Mike Leach this week, while new head coach Zach Arnett completed an early recruiting class. It is a good class for any signing season but especially remarkable for this December's circumstances. Arnett's first press conference was to discuss signing day as well as his own promotion to head coach. Arnett will continue evaluating prospects for further...

The tragic and shocking passing of Mike Leach reverberates around Bulldog Country and all college football. His impact on the sport and college sports generally makes him a Hall of Famer by any measures. Now Mississippi State resumes Reliaquest Bowl practices with defensive coordinator Zach Arnett's promotion to head coach. This was no hasty act, State regarded Arnett highly enough to give an unpr...

Transfer madness hit Mississippi State as the NCAA's winter portal period began. So far just three Bulldog starters have announced they intend to transfer and eight total players, which is well-down the SEC list today. Bulldog bowl camp opens Saturday while Mike Leach and staff are also heading towards the December 21 signing date for high school, junior college, and FBS transfer players. Athletic...

Victory in the Battle for the Golden Egg has pushed Mississippi State into the College Football Playoff rankings at #24. The Bulldogs played an imperfect game but still beat arch-rival Ole Miss on the Rebels' home field and at their own running game too. The Dog defense was excellent all evening with clutch plays including the knocked down two-point pass to preserve the 24-22 final margin. Will Ro...

It's the week football fans in Mississippi most love and hate as Mississippi State takes on Ole Miss. Both teams are bowl-bound, this game will determine which has the better post-season opportunity. Has familiarity among players as well as short-term transfers taken some of the rivalry edge from players? Wet weather is expected in Oxford right around 6:00 kickoff time. How will field conditions a...

Mississippi State hosts East Tennessee State for 2022 Senior Day. The bowl-eligible Bulldogs should add a seventh win to raise post-season status. This game's goals are tune up what State is doing well in the late season while fixing some issues with the offense in general ahead of the Egg Bowl. This sets up as opportunity to work on the stalled run game, then start mixing in backups and reserves...