2025 Mississippi State Bulldogs Football Preview

On3 image — Starkville, MS, USA; A cowbell sits on a column before the game between the Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Davis Wade Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Bush-Imagn Images

Jeff Lebby has the Bulldogs playing above expectation and they've shown their teeth in Starkville, getting a big win over #24 Arizona State and losing in overtime by a touchdown to #17 Tennessee. Sprinkle in a home blowout of FCS dreg Alcorn State and whipping Northern Illinois and you have a team that's confident that they can play up against anybody on their home turf.