UPDATE: Former Bulldog WR Lance Long, who only started 2 games as a senior, has made the final 53-man roster for the Arizona Cardinals.

It's always exciting to see some of our guys "stick" somewhere.

Andy Katz of ESPN talks basketball:

Mississippi State
Starkville isn't exactly Las Vegas or New York, but the Bulldogs seem to generate plenty of news. The eligibility of Renardo Sidney continues to be a major story. Getting 7-2 John Riek eligible after he declared for the draft, went to Cincinnati, had knee surgery and found his way to Starkville was another story. Riek can play, but the big man will have to sit the first nine games. Jarvis Varnado, who declared for the draft, then returned, should easily become the NCAA's all-time leader in blocks. And if the rest of the role players are as good as Rick Stansbury promotes, the Bulldogs should be a top-15 team throughout the season.

Anthony Dixon arrested for a DUI:

"Police say Mississippi State running back Anthony Dixon was arrested over the weekend and charged with driving under the influence.

"An arrest report from the Starkville Police Department says officers found Dixon intoxicated late Saturday night with two empty champagne bottles on the floor of his car."

Former Mississippi State head football coach Paul Davis, who led the Bulldogs from 1962 to 1966, has died. He was 87.

Pegues Excerpt:

Before safety Derek Pegues came to minicamp as a tryout, he called Giants cornerback Kevin Dockery, who helped him adjust to college football when they overlapped for a season at Mississippi State.

Like Dockery, Pegues wasn't drafted, but he's hoping to catch on the same way Dockery has. His interception of Woodson yesterday morning, after stepping in front of third-round tight end Travis Beckum, put him on the coaches' radar.

"You just want to get noticed," Pegues said. "Try to get a little buzz, try to get the coaches to talk about you a little bit. Really take advantage of every opportunity you get, and hopefully they realize what kind of player you are."

Woodson is Andre Woodson, former QB of Kentucky.

Mississippi State center Jarvis Varnado will return for his senior season after deciding not to turn pro.
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The school announced the decision late Monday.

The nation's leading shot blocker for two straight seasons will make a run at the NCAA record for career blocks in 2009-10. He is 19 blocks shy of breaking Shaquille O'Neal's career SEC record of 412 and is 142 from passing the NCAA career mark of 535 set from 1999-2002 by Louisiana-Monroe's Wojciech Mydra.

The 6-foot-9 Varnado was named the SEC tournament MVP after leading the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament. His return bolsters a team that could contend for the league title.

Varnado led the Bulldogs in points (12.9) and rebounds (8.8) and had 170 blocks last season.

(after S Derek Pegues) State has three other players, former safeties Keith Fitzhugh and De'Mon Glanton and linebacker Dominic Douglas, who are hoping to hear their names called on during the draft.

Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MS newspaper) reports:

"I think our guys came out and they did a pretty good job and they played well," Mullen said. "To execute both sides, that’s what they wanted. More importantly, for our guys, I think they had a good time."

Lee was 19-of-33 for 251 yards. Backup Chris Relf was 13-of-26 for 195 yards. Dixon rushed 11 times for 59 yards.

Not too much else was worth reading, i question they're fanhood.