- Speaking with members of the Columbus chapter of Kiwanis International on Wednesday afternoon at Lion Hills Center and Golf Club, Mississippi State Athletic Director John Cohen offered a wide-ranging overview of the MSU athletic department and the new initiatives his arm of the university has begun offering in recent years.
- Chief among the announcements, the fourth-year athletic director said the new Mississippi State Tennis Pavilion is scheduled to be completed by May. An indoor facility that cost an estimated $8 million according to the university, it will sit on what was previously an extra football practice field. Following the completion of the new tennis facility.
- Cohen said Humphrey Coliseum is next in line for renovations. Other major announcements Cohen included as part of a nearly 30-minute speech included an emphasis on MSU’s initiatives for student-athlete development. -Ben Portnoy, The Dispatch. Read More.

