Direct payments to NCAA student-athletes can begin Tuesday, the same date the baseball transfer portal closes. Brian O'Connor has 13 transfers lined up already and awaits word from a couple more. Ace Reese is subject of Mississippi State consternation ahead of portal deadline. Jeff Lebby has 23 commitments for his 2026 signing class but there will be many an addition and subtraction between now and December.

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Brian O'Connor is building his first Mississippi State roster with transfer signees, while Jeff Lebby recruits prep talent for the future. And, Bulldog basketball has a schedule nearly done for the coming winter.

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Brian O'Connor is officially introduced to Bulldog Baseball Country but has already been busy rebuilding the 2026 roster. And Saturday was Elite Dawg camp for Mississippi State football, with your reporter dropping by for a look.

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Mississippi State concluded the 2025 baseball season Sunday evening in the Tallahassee Regional. Within the hour the hiring of Brian O'Connor as next Diamond Dog skipper was official, confirming our reporting on GenesPage.com. The 2015 National Champion coach of Virginia is only the 5th College World Series winner to take another head coaching job in college baseball. His hiring beat the opening of the spring transfer window by hours and recruiting is O'Connor's immediate priority along with finalizing his assistant staff. He will be formally introduced to Bulldog Country this Thursday evening with full coverage here.

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For the fifth time in program post-season history Mississippi State starts NCAA Tournament play in the Tallahassee Regional. The previous four trips have produced championships in 2007 and 2018, with both clubs advancing ultimately to the College World Series. The Diamond Dogs face runaway CAA champs Northeastern, while #9 national seed Florida State faces Bethune-Cookman. The regional is paired with the Corvallis tournament and #8 seed Oregon State.

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After a short and humbling trip to Hoover the Diamond Dogs have some extra time to prepare for their NCAA Tournament assignment. An intense run to end the regular season likely means Mississippi State can use the rest and recovery before going...somewhere to be named on Monday.

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Taking two from Ole Miss was more than a rivalry score, as Mississippi State can see a path to the post-season with one weekend left in the regular schedule. Justin Parker becomes the eighth consecutive Diamond Dog skipper to win his first series against Ole Miss. State still needs to win this weekend at suddenly-surprising Missouri to make a NCAA Tournament case. And Bulldog softball learns its NCAA assignment tonight.

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A Diamond Dog team under interim management turns it around entirely, and softball is at the SEC Tournament playing for NCAA seeding. Football transfer recruiting needs maybe one more piece this spring for the fall roster.

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Chris Lemonis has been dismissed as head baseball coach four years removed from a National Championship season. Bulldog baseball has gone to the coaching bullpen for Justin Parker as interim while the search for the next Mississippi State skipper ramps up. And Jeff Lebby keeps beefing up his 2025 roster with more offensive line commitments via the spring transfer window.

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Mississippi State wrapped up the 2025 spring football season with Saturday's intrasquad scrimmage on Scott Field. We have post-game interviews with Coach Jeff Lebby and quarterback Blake Shapen.

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