The Morning Bell: Thursday, November 23, 2023
Your daily briefing on what’s going on with Mississippi State sports, and how to keep up with the Bulldogs.
Today is … Thanksgiving!
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Today’s Schedule
- Football: Ole Miss at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN, Live Video, Live Audio, Live Stats
Bulldogs Results
Volleyball: Tennessee def. Mississippi State 25-21, 25-23, 25-14. Amina Shackelford posted a team-high 14 kills on a .500 hitting percentage, with Zoe Gonzales and Rebecca Walk each collected six kills. Gonzales also added a team-best four blocks.
Did You Notice?
- Cole Smith was named the winner of the Entergy Kent Hull Trophy, given annually to the best collegiate offensive lineman in Mississippi. Smith becomes the sixth Bulldog all-time to win the award and the first since Charles Cross in 2021. Other Mississippi State standouts to win the Kent Hull Trophy include Gabe Jackson (2013), Justin Senior (2016), Martinas Rankin (2017), Elgton Jenkins (2018) and Cross. Smith was selected as the 2023 winner of the Kent Hull Trophy by a panel of NFL Scouts.
- Mississippi State officials announced that the 2023 Battle for the Golden Egg is officially sold out.
- Interim coach Greg Knox brought in a guest motivational speaker prior to the Egg Bowl, Inky Johnson:
Countdown to the Start of Baseball Season
- 86 Days
Quote of the Day:
"It was a great moment. That was our last game with Coach Leach and that's what always sticks in my mind. Being in the locker room with him after the game is something I'll remember forever" — Cole Smith on what winning last year's Egg Bowl felt like:
