It's a pivotal week for Southeastern Conference powers that entered the season with expectations to make the 12-team College Football Playoff.

No, Mississippi State does not play in Week 6 of the 2024 college football season. The Bulldogs resume play in Week 7 on the road at Georgia. The off week is the first of two for the Bulldogs this season, as they also are off Nov. 16, a week after facing Tennessee on the road and a week before hosting Missouri.

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State football's Week 9 game against Arkansas at Davis Wade Stadium will kick off at 11:45 a.m. and be televised on SEC Network, the SEC announced on Monday. It'll be the 33rd consecutive year the teams will play each other,

Mississippi State lost its fifth straight game in Week 7, bowing to Georgia in Athens. But there were positive takeaways from the 41-31 defeat that Jeff Lebby and the staff can point to moving forward.