Just so we’re all clear, Mississippi State is located in Starkville. Its school mascot is the bulldogs. Its colors are maroon and white. It is not the same as the University of Mississippi/Ole Miss.
While that doesn’t seem confusing, the distinction regularly eludes the notice of the media. Take this example from Thursday.
In defense of writers, oftentimes the headlines are not written by a story’s author and … sorry, there’s no defending this. It’s happened before. Many times.
I had a conversation several years ago with MSU athletic director Scott Stricklin.