Mississippi State football unveils new uniforms ahead of 2023 season
The start of the 2023 college football season is just around the corner. And with a new year comes new threads for programs across the country. One of the programs getting a makeover before the start of the college football year is SEC’s Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Bulldogs’ new unis for the upcoming season will bring back some of their old-school flair.
The Mississippi State football Twitter account posted a picture showing off a few key details of the Bulldogs’ uniforms for next year. But quickly following that little tease was a video highlighting all the changes, big and small, to their home unis. Right off the bat, one of the most significant changes for their primary uniforms in 2023 is the removal of the gray from the uniform. You can see for yourself in the video below.
Last season’s uniform combinations had a three-striped sequence on the shoulders, with a gray stripe as the center stripe. That same pattern repeated for the side stripe of their pants. Also, Mississippi State has been removed from the front of their jersey, just above the chest numbers. Now in his place is the institution’s capital, ‘M’, with a banner in front of it reading ‘State’ logo. That version of the Bulldogs logo was used as their helmet logo last year, but now it will be replaced with a cursive ‘State’ in white.
Greg Sankey addresses the possibility of further SEC expansion
The news drops were fast and furious on Monday. While the Bulldogs were getting their fans hyped for the upcoming season, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey was dropping his thoughts on the possibility of conference expansion during the SEC Football Media Days Kickoff. The Southeastern Conference is set to expand to 16 teams on July 1, 2024 — but will the SEC stop adding to its ranks there?
Sankey revealed his stance on the matter, noting that the additions of Oklahoma and Texas from the Big-12 Conference are his biggest focus regarding conference realignment at the moment.
“I think we are a super conference. … My reference to people wanting to be a part of it really reflects back on the outreach from Oklahoma and Texas,” Sankey said on Monday during SEC Media Days. “I’ve been careful. When I was here in Atlanta last year, I was clear that we’re focused on our growth to 16. … People can criticize me to say, wow, you really sprung it on people in 2021, which we did, and maybe there’s no clean and perfect way to deal with conference membership.”