| Tuesday, April 14, 2026 |
SPORTS
| Stephensons Gift State $2 Million To State Excellence Fund | |
 | Longtime supporters Charlie and Dana Stephenson have given $2 million to Mississippi State Athletics. The Stephensons' generosity serves as the most recent key contribution to help elevate MSU in the current landscape of college athletics. "We're so grateful for Charlie and Dana," Director of Athletics Zac Selmon said. "Their love for Mississippi State is evident, and we can't say, 'Thank you' enough for this selfless gift that will help us keep pushing forward and reaching new heights at State. Charlie and Dana are not only generous supporters of our community, institution and state, they are great friends and trusted partners who care deeply for Mississippi State and have been running shoulder to shoulder with us in advancing Mississippi State Athletics forward from day one." |
| Men's Tennis: No. 6 Mississippi State Finishes Second in SEC, Receives Double-Bye | |
| No. 6 Mississippi State finishes second in the SEC to receive a double-bye in the SEC Tournament. After a senior day victory over Alabama, Mississippi State secured the second seed in the SEC Tournament with an impressive 11-3 record. The 11 wins in the SEC is tied for the second-most in school history only behind the 1993 season with 12. Mississippi State is takes the second seed behind 12-2 Texas. The other seeds that round out the top four include LSU (3) and Oklahoma (4). State will begin play on Friday, April 17th, at 2 p.m. at the Mitchell Tennis Center against an opponent that is TBD. Mississippi State could potentially play either South Carolina (7), Ole Miss (10) or Tennessee (15) in the Quarterfinals. |
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