T&L Spring Football Series: Lulu Kesin of the Greenville News Previews South Carolina

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🗓️ 1 May 2026

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Mississippi State begins SEC play in Week 3 with a trip to South Carolina, a destination that hasn't been kind to the Bulldogs for a long time. Brian Hadad welcomes Lulu Kesin of the Greenville News to the pod for the first time to give us a preview of the Gamecocks. Brian Hadad of SportsTalk Mississippi and Carlo Barone, along with legendary Diamond Dawg Brooks Bryan, give you the best insight into Mississippi State athletics. Covering the Bulldogs like no one else. This show is a production of SuperTalk Mississippi Media. Learn more at SuperTalk.FM

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0:39.9	Mississippi State starts Southeastern Conference play with a trip to South Carolina,
0:44.0	a place that has not done very well for the Bulldogs in years past.
0:47.5	Lulu Kesson joins us right now.
0:49.1	She covers the Gamecocks for the Greenville News out there in South Carolina.
0:53.0	And this is a program in South Carolina.
0:55.1	They just haven't had consistency. They've had some ups. They've had some downs under Shane
0:59.0	Beamer. It feels like the pieces are in place for them to have one of those up years this season.
1:04.9	What are your early thoughts on the Gamecocks?
1:07.8	Yeah, absolutely. I think the biggest reason why they didn't have a great season last year was just how young they were. Obviously, there was a lot of things that went into why they couldn't win games, but overall, kind of like you were just saying, you know, the pieces are there because they're mature, they're older. It's a third year Lenore Sellers now, and that really matters, especially in the transfer portal era. It's rare to see a quarterback and a coach spend three years together. So I think early kind of general thoughts is this
1:32.6	team should perform a lot better than they did simply because they're more battle tested. They're
1:37.2	older, they're wiser, things like that. You mentioned sellers and, you know, I think last year was,
1:42.6	you know, the first team all SEC quarterback
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