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Sports Illustrated published an article recently about Nick Fitzgerald's return from injury, and the article revealed a few interesting nuggets of information. We dive into that and more on the final More Cowbell for SEC Country.

Sports Illustrated published the worst list imaginable recently, as its top 100 college football players of 2018 completely misses the mark on Mississippi State. We discuss that and end the show with a shot of Jack.

A day after Chris Lemonis was named Mississippi State's baseball coach, reaction from the fanbase seems to be mixed. Meanwhile, we look at what's next for Mississippi State football recruiting.

Well, that was a busy weekend. On Saturday night, Mississippi State's incredible journey to Omaha came to an end, while the Bulldogs hired a new baseball coach late Sunday. Oh, and Joe Moorhead added 3 big-time commits to his 2019 recruiting class.

We turned to guest Brian Hadad of BulldogSportsRadio to discuss Mississippi State's current baseball run, and we close the show with 5 Jack Cristil clips.

Mississippi State, five years after playing for a national championship in Omaha, is back at it. After a 12-2 win over North Carolina, the Bulldogs are one win away from playing for a championship.

Mississippi State received a commitment from 3-star wide receiver Kyziah Pruitt on Tuesday, giving MSU a solid piece from just down the road. We also talk Omaha today and host Thursday Throwback Trivia.

It has been a quiet fall camp at Mississippi State, where there is no quarterback controversy or NCAA investigation to stir the emotions of fans. So, on this Monday, we celebrate the greatest college football play-by-play man of all time by spending Monday with Jack. We also discuss MSU's disappointing non-conference schedule in basketball, a slate that was released Monday morning.

Steve Robertson has been in the news lately, both for covering recruiting for genespage.com and for discovering the phone call that led to Hugh Freeze's resignation at Ole Miss. Today, we talked to Steve about the ongoing drama at Ole Miss, including phone records and what might come next. We also discussed Mississippi State football recruiting and we talked about a pair of dynamic freshman who could see playing time this fall.

It goes without saying that quarterback Nick Fitzgerald will have a huge impact on Mississippi State's 2017 football season. But who are the next five most important players? We take a look at that on More Cowbell today. Additionally, we have 10 non-football observations for this season and a bedtime story.

College football fans are rabid. That is an undeniable fact. Fans are rabid when their favorite team wins, and they are rabid when a rival team loses. That's just the nature of the beast. So when one school goes through a 4-year NCAA investigation, loses a coach who resigns in disgrace and finds itself staring down more sanctions, rival fans are going to enjoy it. So when Ole Miss fans claim that Mississippi State fans are obsessed because of MSU's enjoyment of current events in Oxford, it's quite silly. We talk about that today on More Cowbell.

It's the story that just won't go away. On Friday, after pressure from outside sources like reporter Steve Robertson, Ole Miss released the names of 12 of 14 boosters listed in the school's two Notices of Allegations from the NCAA. So what's the fallout? What happens next? How does it involve Mississippi State? We discuss the answers to all of those questions and more on More Cowbell.

The tentacles of the NCAA's investigation into Ole Miss football once again reached out and grabbed Mississippi State Wednesday night, as it was reported that MSU linebacker Leo Lewis has been asked by the NCAA to appear at the Ole Miss hearing with the NCAA's Committee on Infractions. This is an unusual step and the latest in a long line of twists and turns in this case. Today, we turned to Scout.com's Steve Robertson, who has been on top of this investigation from the start.

News broke this morning that Ole Miss has requested the presence of two Mississippi State players at its Committee on Infractions hearing. On today's show, More Cowbell host Brandon Walker explains why that idea is doomed from the start. We also talk recruiting with 247Sports writer Robbie Faulk.

Ben Howland has done it again. One week after landing 5-star forward Reggie Perry, Mississippi State received a verbal commitment from 4-star guard D.J. Stewart on Monday. Stewart, a 6-foot-6, 190-pound guard from Greenville, Mississippi, pushes MSU's class into the top 10 nationally and there's still time for Howland to improve on that.