Mississippi State Bulldogs news: Bowl game prep, bowl games today, and more
By Landon Young
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are preparing to face off against the Illinois Fighting Illini in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs’ football team will play the Illinois Fighting Illini in the ReliaQuest Bowl on January 2nd at 11:00 a.m. CT/12:00 p.m. ET.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs finished the season 8-4 with wins over Memphis, Arizona, Bowling Green, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Auburn, East Tennessee State, and Ole Miss. The Bulldogs’ four losses were vs. LSU, Kentucky, Alabama, and Georgia.
The Illinois Fighting Illini also finished the year 8-4. The Fighting Illini found their wins vs. Wyoming, Virginia, Chattanooga, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Northwestern. Their losses were vs. Indiana, Michigan State, Purdue, and Michigan.
Both teams are looking to finish the season with a ReliaQuest Bowl trophy and nine wins in the 2022 college football season.
College football bowl games on today, December 30th
Duke’s Mayo – Maryland vs. NC State – 11:00 a.m. CT/12:00 p.m ET – ESPN
Tony the Tiger Bowl – UCLA vs. Pittsburg – 1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 p.m. ET – CBS
Gator Bowl – Notre Dame vs. South Carolina – 2:30 p.m. CT/3:30 p.m. ET – ESPN
Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl – Ohio vs. Wyoming – 3:30 p.m. CT/4:30 p.m. ET – Barstool
Orange Bowl – Tennessee vs. Clemson – 7:00 p.m. CT/8:00 p.m. ET – ESPN
Mississippi State basketball begins preparation for Tennessee.
The Mississippi State basketball team returns to the court on Tuesday, January 3rd when they go on the road to Knoxville, Tennessee to face off against the Tennessee Volunteers.
The Mississippi State Bulldogs must be better at the charity stripe on Tuesday vs. the Tennesse Volunteers if they want any chance at pulling off the upset.
The Tennessee Volunteers are No. 7 in the Associated Press top-25 poll. They are currently 11-2 (1-0) in the 2022-2023 college basketball season. The Volunteers have only lost to Colorado and No. 5 Arizona.
The Bulldogs will travel to Knoxville for another difficult SEC basketball matchup.