Texas Tech Series Latest Casualty of SEC’s Nine-Game Schedule for Mississippi State

Mississippi State has cancelled its 2028-29 football series with Texas Tech as the SEC’s nine-game schedule reshapes future slates.

Mississippi State Bulldogs linebacker Branden Jennings (44) reacts in the first half against the Mississippi Rebels at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field. | Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

The SEC’s decision last August to shift to a nine-game conference schedule was always going to result in schedule adjustments and series cancellations.

It was only a matter of when those decisions would be made. That time, for Mississippi State, has arrived.

According to On3’s Robbie Faulk, the Bulldogs have cancelled a two-game series against Texas Tech for the 2028 and 2029 seasons. Furthermore, the Bulldogs won’t have to pay a $1 million buyout due to the SEC’s addition of another conference game.

Mississippi State will still need to find a Power 4 conference opponent for those two seasons, as per the SEC’s requirements. The 2028 season has a home game against North Alabama and road game at Memphis.

Memphis will come to Starkville the following season.

Currently, Mississippi State has only one Power 4 conference opponent on its schedule for future seasons and that is next season’s road trip to Minnesota.

Mississippi State Director of Athletics Zac Selmon has his work cut out for him to get the Bulldogs’ future schedules in line with the SEC’s requirements.

The cancellation of the Texas Tech series is the third series to fall victim to the SEC’s addition of a ninth conference game. A home-and-home series in the 2030 and 2031 seasons with Washington State was cancelled. So was a home-and-home series against Troy for next season and in 2027.

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