Missouri football at Mississippi State: Live blog, score updates in Starkville

Posted by Admin November 23, 2024 Football

Missouri is winless on the road in the SEC this season.

Mississippi State is winless on all counts in the SEC this season.

Something’s gotta give in Starkville.

Missouri football will face a struggling Mississippi State team Saturday in Starkville, Mississippi, in its penultimate game of the 2024 regular season and its final true road contest of the campaign.

With two wins in their final two regular season games, Mizzou (7-3, 3-3 SEC) can stay on track for a 10-win season, which would mark just the third time in program history that the Tigers have achieved that in back-to-back years.

MU’s losses this season have come at Texas A&M, Alabama and South Carolina — all of which are in the CFP committee’s top 20 teams. Mizzou is ranked No. 23.

Missouri starting quarterback Brady Cook is expected to play Saturday as he was removed from the the Tigers’ Friday night availability report after carrying a “probable” designation in the team’s first two reports of the week.

Mississippi State (2-8, 0-6) is yet to win a conference game under first-year head coach Jeff Lebby, the former Oklahoma offensive coordinator. The Bulldogs are set to start true freshman Michael Van Buren under center, as Week1 1 starter Blake Shapen was ruled out for the season with an injury back in September.

You can follow along on this page for updates before and during the game from Davis Wade Stadium as we note every change in score and key play:

Missouri football at Mississippi State score updates

This section will be updated once the game begins.

The final SEC-mandated availability report of the week, released approximately 90 minutes before kickoff, has been published, and there are no new updates on the Mizzou end. Starting wide receiver Mookie Cooper will miss his fourth straight game.

That means quarterback Brady Cook is officially available to play today, as was expected. Safety Tre’Vez Johnson, who had made a brief appearance on the report earlier in the week, but is no longer listed and will be available today.

On the Mississippi State side, a team spokesperson has reportedly told local reporters in Starkville that wide receiver Mario Craver, who averages more than 20 yards per reception for the Bulldogs, is suspended and will not play today. He is listed as out on the final availability report.

All of our Missouri football coverage ahead of MSU game

You can get up to speed on all of our Mizzou coverage previewing this week’s game at the following links:

What TV channel is Missouri football at MSU on today?

TV Channel: SEC Network

Stream: FUBO (free trial)

Kickoff time: 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23

Location: Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville, Mississippi

Missouri’s game against Mississippi State will air on SEC Network. Taylor Zarzour will be the play-by-play announcer for the game, and Matt Stinchcomb will be the on-air analyst. Alyssa Lang will be the sideline reporter for the game.

FUBO, which offers a free trial for potential subscribers, will stream Missouri’s game against the Bulldogs.

Watch Missouri football at Mississippi State on FUBO

How to listen to Saturday’s game

Local radio: 1580 AM; 105.1 FM

Satellite radio: Sirius XM 374

Tiger Radio Network will air the game live with ‘Voice of the Tigers’ Mike Kelly as the play-by-play announcer, Howard Richards as the analyst and Chris Gervino as the sideline reporter.

Missouri-Mississippi State series history

Series record: Tied 2-2
Last MU win: Mizzou 47, MSU 30 (Sept. 22, 1984 on Faurot Field)
Last game: MSU 51, Mizzou 32 (Dec. 19, 2020 in Starkville, Miss.)

Missouri has lost both of its games against Mississippi State since it joined the SEC. In 2015, Dak Prescott threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns as the Bulldogs beat the Tigers 31-13 in Columbia, and in 2020, in an extraordinarily late regular season game Dec. 19, 2020, the then-Mike Leach led Bulldogs put up 51 points for a rout in Starkville.

Missouri football’s full 2024 schedule

Date (Time)	Opponent	Location
Aug. 29	Missouri 51, Murray State 0 (1-0)	Columbia, Mo.
Sept. 7	Missouri 38, Buffalo 0 (2-0)	Columbia, Mo.
Sept. 14	Missouri 27, Boston College 21 (3-0)	Columbia, Mo.
Sept. 21	Missouri 30, Vanderbilt 27 (2OT) (4-0)	Columbia, Mo.
IDLE	IDLE	IDLE
Oct. 5	Texas A&M 41, Missouri 10 (4-1)	College Station, Texas
Oct. 12	Missouri 45, UMass 3 (5-1)	Amherst, Mass.
Oct. 19	Missouri 21, Auburn 17 (6-1)	Columbia, Mo.
Oct. 26	Alabama 34, Missouri 0 (6-2)	Tuscaloosa, Ala.
IDLE	IDLE	IDLE
Nov. 9	Missouri 30, Oklahoma 23 (7-2)	Columbia, Mo.
Nov. 16	South Carolina 34, Missouri 30 (7-3)	Columbia, S.C.
Nov. 23 (3:15 p.m., SECN)	Mississippi State	Starkville, Miss.
Nov. 30 (2:30 p.m., SECN)	Arkansas	Columbia, Mo.

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