The latest game time change is due to ESPN's SEC telecasting window, which prohibits two league schools from being televised simultaneously on competing networks. The Bulldogs' road matchup at Alabama is the only remaining game time to be announced.
All game times are subject to change due to television.
Mississippi State football newcomers will report to campus Friday, undergoing physicals and taking part in the first Bulldog football meetings of the 1999 campaign. Practice will officially begin Saturday. Varsity players will report Tuesday, and the Bulldogs will meet the media Wednesday. John R. Cade, MSU Assistant Director of Athletic Media and Public Relations.