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Dear Ol’ State: Sam Purcell Previews His Exciting State Squad

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Release Date: 10/28/2025

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The Christmas season means that baseball isn’t too far away. With that in mind, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery catch up with the head coach of the Diamond Dawgs, Brian O’Connor, who gives a few of his observations from fall ball and begins looking ahead at spring.

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Ahead of Saturday’s home game against Memphis, Mississippi State head men’s basketball coach Chris Jans visits with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to preview the upcoming contest and more.

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Mississippi State women’s basketball now sits at 10-1 with a pair of games coming up ahead of Christmas. On Dear Ol’ State, head coach Sam Purcell visits with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery and discusses what he’s seeing from his team, an interesting husband vs. wife dynamic coming up Wednesday night at The Hump and more.

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Both Mississippi State basketball programs have big opportunities this coming weekend. The men travel and face Utah on Saturday while the women host Southern Miss on Sunday. On Dear Ol’ State, women’s head coach Sam Purcell and men’s bench boss Chris Jans talk about their upcoming games with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery.

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Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery check in with two more Diamond Dawgs as pitchers Parker Rhodes and Braden Booth join the show. The hurlers discuss their first few months with Brian O’Connor and more on Dear Ol’ State.

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The band is back together. Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery welcome back to Dear Ol’ State its honorary third host – Bulldog legend Jake Mangum – who recounts his first year in Major League Baseball and what it was like to put back on the M-over-S and play in the Diamond Dawg Classic.

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Head coach Sam Purcell’s Mississippi State women’s basketball team is off to a 7-1 start this season. But the Bulldogs are hungry for more and will look to keep surging this week. On Dear Ol’ State, Purcell joins Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to give an update on his squad and talk about what he wants to see in the week ahead.

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Mississippi State men’s basketball has gotten off to a slow start this season, but the Bulldogs are battling to get right. On Dear Ol’ State, head coach Chris Jans visits with Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery and discusses what his team is focusing on with two more opportunities ahead this week.

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Josh Hubbard is one of the most successful basketball Bulldogs of all time and one of the secrets to his success is how he thrives on thankfulness. He’s grateful for the chances he’s been given. On the latest episode of Dear Ol’ State, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery chat with Hubbard about his background and why he’s so appreciative of the chances he’s been given.

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Mississippi State men’s basketball is getting set for play in the Hall of Fame Classic. Ahead of the event, head coach Chris Jans joins Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery to give an update on his team and where he believes the Bulldogs stand after three games.

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On the latest edition of Dear Ol’ State, Joel Coleman and Logan Lowery visit with head women’s basketball coach Sam Purcell, who gives fans a glimpse of what they can expect out of the Bulldogs in the upcoming season.