The Morning Bell: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Today is … World Trick Shot Day, and also International Ninja Day. Please be careful if you try and combine them.
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Today’s Schedule
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Bulldogs Results
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Did You Notice?
• Mississippi State hired Oregon assistant Shaud Williams to take over the strength and conditioning program. If the name looks familiar, he was a running back at Alabama, and led the SEC in rushing as a senior in 2003 by racking up 1,367 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns.
• Speaking of former Crimson Tide players, Mississippi State safety Marcus Banks, who transferred from Alabama, announced that he was entering the 2024 NFL Draft. He appeared in 49 career games, 25 with the Bulldogs.
• Mississippi State announced that for the 2024 season all fans must purchase a ticket for all softball games at Nusz Park. State will become the 11th SEC school to sell tickets for its softball program, and it'll be the fifth Bulldogs sport charging admission along with football, men's and women's basketball and baseball.
Countdown to the Start of Baseball Season
74 Days
Quote of the Day:
"He knows what it takes to play on both the SEC and NFL stages and will provide that knowledge and guidance to our players day after day."
—Head football coach Jeff Lebby on Shaud Williams
We’ll Leave You with This…
Man….Now that’s crazy indeed‼️Blessed 🙏🏾and thankful 🫡 https://t.co/0kBYxcLTAV
— Nathaniel Watson (@Nathaniel_ATH) December 4, 2023
Coming and Going: Mississippi State 2024 Offseason Roster Tracker

Christopher Walsh is the publisher of Cowbell Corner. He's covered college athletics since 2004, and is the author of 26 books. He's an eight-time honoree of Football Writers Association of America awards and three-time winner of the Herby Kirby Memorial Award, the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s highest honor for story of the year. In 2022, he was named one of the 50 Legends of the ASWA. Walsh is also the publisher of BamaCentral and MizzouCentral in the SI/FanNation network.