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Mullen Leads Bulldogs to Liberty Bowl vs. Rice
12/11/2013 from SBNation
MEMPHIS, TN - After rumors galore, reports, and everything in between on MSU's bowl destination this week, we know now officially what we've known for nearly a week now. Mississippi State will take on Conference USA champion, the Rice Owls, in the 2013 AutoZone Liberty Bowl.
The Rice Owls comes in at 10-3, having won the Conference USA championship with a 41-24 win over the expected-champion Marshall. The Owls own the second best defense in Conference USA, and own the 15th best rushing offense in the country at 240 yards per game.
The game will take place on December 31st, at Liberty Bowl Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee. Kickoff is set for 3p.m. Central Time, and the game is set to be televised by the ESPN network.
Diamond Dogs' Incredible Run Ended As Bruins Claim 2013 National Title
6/25/2013 from Hailstate.com
OMAHA, Neb. - Mississippi State’s best baseball season in the program’s rich history came to a close Tuesday night.
Playing before a TD Ameritrade Park record crowd of 27,127, the Bulldogs battled hard before falling in the final game of the championship series at the College World Series. UCLA won its first-ever baseball national championship with an 8-0 victory over MSU.
The Bulldogs dropped both games in the best-of-three championship series, also losing 3-1 to the Bruins Monday night. For MSU, the season ends at 51-20. The Bulldogs won the second most games in program history and advanced to play for the national championship for the first time. The Bulldogs matched a school record by playing a total of 71 games during the 2013 season.
MSU won its first three games in Omaha for the first time in program history. The Bulldogs knocked off Oregon State twice and Indiana to breeze to the Bracket One championship. The good fortune ran out in the championship series, as the Bulldogs scored only once in 18 innings of play and never led in either game.
Despite a fifth place finish in the Southeastern Conference regular season standings, the Bulldogs won the Starkville Regional and Charlottesville Super Regional to advance to the College World Series for a ninth time ever and first time in Cohen’s five seasons as coach. The Bulldogs last played in the CWS in 2007.