College Football Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
The recap of last week’s Mississippi State – Arizona game began, “It wasn’t pretty!” This week’s game recap of the LSU game begins, it was downright ugly. The Tigers were in town for both teams’ SEC opener. The pregame fanfare included SEC Nation, Marty and McGee, and The Paul Finebaum Show on the State campus. Starkville was on an impressive display with […] READ MORE
Flashback It’s been a week of reflection in some respects among Mississippi State fans. The Arizona game is still fresh in their minds. That may cause some apprehension about the Bulldogs and Bengals, a jungle fight in Starkville kicking off this Saturday. But one thing in which those fans can have some faith is the […] READ MORE
Previously on Bulldog Nation Before we get into Week Two and the Bulldog preview of Arizona, let’s take a brief look back at last weekend. Mississippi State opened the 2023 season in good fashion with a win over Southeastern Louisiana 48-7. In the preseason, curiosity circled, primarily around this new offense. In the second half, […] READ MORE
The Bulldogs opened a New Dawg Era, taking down the Southeastern Louisiana Lions 48-7. They came into the game a 31-point favorite. However, if you took the Dawgs and the points, at the end of the first half you might have been thinking about that second mortgage. What would it take for Mississippi State to win […] READ MORE
Dangerfield The late great comedian Rodney Dangerfield had the signature line, “I tell ya, I don’t get no respect.” This theme was at the heart of his material and got big laughs everywhere he performed. However, that theme is not a laughing matter to the Dawg-faithful in Starkville. The preseason prognosticators have once again shown […] READ MORE
Cupcakes and the SEC. While delicious, especially the German chocolate variety, that conversation is usually reserved for one of the last weeks in November before rivalry week. Historically, SEC teams play FCS opponents that week, much to the chagrin fans, media personalities, and other conferences. However, now just two Saturdays stand in the way between […] READ MORE
Not Your Typical Coach’s Address SEC Media Days are the unofficial start to the football season. The head coaches from each of the 14 programs deliver their vision of what to expect in the coming season. For most, it was business as usual. For Mississippi State, it was a unique Media Day 2023. Mississippi State […] READ MORE
Minor Repairs Required Head coach Zach Arnett will have his fingerprints all over Mississippi State’s 2023 Defense. After all, he was the defensive coordinator for the past three years. He knows the returning players, their strengths, and the schemes that work with the talent. But now he is the head coach, taking over following Mike […] READ MORE
Just after 10am CST it was time for Texas Tech at Big 12 Media Days on Thursday. The Red Raiders were lead by head coach Joey McGuire. He brought along five players (quarterback Tyler Shough, receiver Jerand Bradley, runningback Tahj Brooks, and defensive linemen Tony Bradford Jr., and Jaylon Hutchings) as the press got their […] READ MORE
Optimism for the Fall Mississippi State’s 2023 offense could be considered a bright spot of optimism for the upcoming season. Yes, there were some defections from the team that went 9-4 in 2022. However, many did return, some deciding against entering the NFL draft or transfer. State won its New Year’s Day bowl game against […] READ MORE
You could say college football is in Russ' blood.
His brother was a starting QB at Mississippi State and went on to be an SEC official for 35 years. He would let Russ tag along and he was on the sidelines for Auburn and Alabama games from the age of 12. You can't beat that! Russ also played tailback at State as a walk-on.
As a journalist Russ has covered football as a reporter at Birmingham’s Channel 13 when he was 22. He also got to go along as a spotter with the Auburn Football Radio Network. When He wasn’t reporting, Russ couldn’t pass up the opportunity to shoot video on the sidelines at either Auburn, Tuscaloosa or Birmingham.
More recently, he was a media consultant and featured columnist for Bleacher Report, primarily covering Auburn Football.
Now, lets make this a Bulldawg party!