– It’s the first game of 2023, and it’s the first game for Mississippi State without the late head coach Mike Leach. Overall this was a solid season under Leach with wins in three of the last four ...

ILLINOIS (WCIA) — After a week of rain, officials are warning of potential flooding in western Illinois. The St. Louis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said they are watching extra closely ...

When the ReliaQuest Bowl matchup was set on the first Sunday in December, Mike Leach was Mississippi State's head coach, Ryan Walters was Illinois' defensive coordinator and both teams' rosters were ...

STARKVILLE — In its first matchup against a Big Ten foe since 2019, a familiar face awaits Mississippi State football. MSU (8-4, 4-4 SEC) is taking on Illinois (8-4, 5-4 Big Ten) in the ReliaQuest ...

0 Victories for Illinois in five games against SEC members. The Illini’s most recent meeting with an SEC opponent came on Jan. 1, 2002, in a 47-34 loss to LSU in the Sugar Bowl. Illinois also took ...

The upset threat Northern Illinois presents is real. Does ESPN’s matchup predictor give Mississippi State a nearly 90 percent chance of winning? Yes. Does Bill Connelly’s SP+ projections give the ...

In the wake of Mike Leach's death on Dec. 13, the Mississippi State football team decided to play in the ReliaQuest Bowl against Illinois on Jan. 2. "The players are 100% behind playing this bowl game ...

The Illinois Fighting Illini will look to close out their season on a high note after losing three of their final four regular season games when they take on the No. 22 Mississippi State Bulldogs in ...

A contrast in styles will be on display when No. 22 Mississippi State and Illinois meet for just the third time in the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 in Tampa, Fla. (11 a.m., ESPN2). The Illini (8-4) are ...

CHICAGO – Preliminary data from the Census Bureau shows the country's population growth rate over the last decade was the slowest since the Great Depression as birth rates hit record lows, death rates ...

Some games are not really about football, and this year’s ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa will not be remembered for what happens on the field. The Mississippi State Bulldogs are playing with heavy hearts, ...