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By Joey JohnstonTAMPA - On Monday's game day, Brian Murphy was so excited. He woke up at 4:30 a.m. He paced the house and imagined what was ahead while preparing for his first ReliaQuest Bowl."Whatever I expected, it surpassed everything I had imagined,'' Murphy said. "The weather was perfect. The

Game SummaryBox ScoreTeam1st2nd3rd4thTotal Mississippi State Bulldogs0301619 Illinois Fighting Illini073010Scoring SummarySECOND QUARTERMSSTILLTDTommy DeVito rushed for 2 yard touchdown (Caleb Griffin made PAT)07FGM. Biscardi kicked a 38-yard field goal37

Game SummaryBox ScoreTeam1st2nd3rd4thTotal Mississippi State Bulldogs0301619 Illinois Fighting Illini073010TAMPA, Fla. -- - Massimo Biscardi made a 27-yard tiebreaking field goal with four seconds left, Marcus Banks returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown on the game's last play

By Joey JohnstonTAMPA - Somewhere in the afterlife, probably aboard a lonely seafaring vessel, a maroon-clad pirate put away a cowbell to swing his sword, then raise a goblet in triumph.There's no doubt. Mike Leach would have appreciated the ReliaQuest Bowl's unforgettable finishing kick on Monday afternoon.The Mississippi State Bulldogs,

ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State vs IllinoisMonday, January 2, 2023Tampa, Florida, USARaymond James StadiumMississippi StateJustin RobinsonReliaQuest Bowl MVPPress ConferenceMississippi State - 19, Illinois - 10Q. Justin, you said you felt pretty confident. Walk us through that touchdown that you made.JUSTIN ROBINSON: Before the play, during the timeout, they told us it

ReliaQuest Bowl Post-Game QuotesOL Alex PalczewskiOn what he will remember about this season"You know I'm just proud of how these guys fought. Throughout 6 years, there's always a point of the season where something happens

ReliaQuest Bowl Post-Game QuotesLB Jett JohnsonOn finishing the season with a win in the ReliaQuest BowlHuge win. So proud of this team, can't say enough about them. You know, it didn't go the way we

ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State vs IllinoisMonday, January 2, 2023Tampa, Florida, USARaymond James StadiumMississippi StateZach ArnettPress ConferenceMississippi State - 19, Illinois - 10ZACH ARNETT: First and foremost, I want to thank the ReliaQuest Bowl. Our guys have had a very memorable week. We certainly enjoyed ourselves. It was a first class

ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State vs IllinoisMonday, January 2, 2023Tampa, Florida, USARaymond James StadiumIllinoisBret BielemaPress ConferenceMississippi State - 19, Illinois - 10BRET BIELEMA: Give a lot of credit to Mississippi State. They came in and battled it out for four quarters, winning it at the end.I thought it would be a

By Joey Johnston The Illinois defense, ranked No. 1 nationally, must weather a few changes heading its game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 at Raymond James Stadium. Defensive coordinator Ryan Walters has been hired as Purdue's head coach. Cornerback Devon

By Joey JohnstonAaron Murray, Drew Lock, David Greene, Chris Leak, Peyton Manning, Eric Zeier, Danny Wuerffel and Will Rogers? It's true. Rogers, the Mississippi State quarterback, ranks eighth all-time in SEC career passing. He's behind some celebrity names. But he's also ahead of a dozen or

ReliaQuest Bowl: Mississippi State vs IllinoisThursday, December 29, 2022Tampa, Florida, USARaymond James StadiumBret BielemaZach ArnettBrian MurphyPress ConferenceTHE MODERATOR: Thank you for being here. We especially thank the coaches for taking time out to spend with you all today outside of their practices and preparation for game day.We'll start off asking

By Joey Johnston Mississippi State's Zach Arnett hoped he would become a head coach one day. But even though it happened in a difficult manner - Arnett was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach following the shocking death of Mike Leach on Dec. 12 - he's carrying on

By Joey JohnstonBret Bielema loves Tampa. It's one of his favorite spots. So when he led the Illinois Fighting Illini to a turnaround season in his third year as head coach, he was particularly delighted with an invitation to the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 2 at Raymond James Stadium."I've been

By Joey JohnstonWhen the college football season began, practically no one expected the Illinois Fighting Illini and Mississippi State Bulldogs to be surrounded by beaches, palm trees, world-class attractions and the Tampa Bay area's inviting destination for a New Year's weekend bowl game.Let's roll the preseason predictions:Illinois: Picked sixth among

Tampa, FL- The ReliaQuest Bowl will feature the Illinois Illini and No. 22 ranked Mississippi State facing off on January 2nd in Tampa, bowl officials announced today. It will be only the second meeting in history for the two teams that last played in 1980 and the

Tampa, FL -- Tampa Bay Bowl Association officials today announced an agreement with Tampa-based tech giant ReliaQuest to become the title sponsor of the Tampa Bay Bowl. The bowl will be known as the ReliaQuest Bowl for the next four years encompassing the January 2023-2026 games and will continue

Tampa, FL - ESPN and Tampa Bay Bowl Association officials today announced the Tampa Bay Bowl Game is scheduled to be played on Monday, January 2nd, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium. The game will kick off at 12:00 PM ET and telecast nationally on ESPN2 TV. The Bowl

Tampa, FL -- The Tampa Bay Bowl Association has announced that R. Troy Atlas has been elected to the post of Chair of the Board of Directors of the popular New Year's Day college bowl game located in Tampa. Atlas is "Storm Shielder in Chief" of Home Safety Solutions, a

Tampa, FL -- Tampa Bay Bowl Association officials today release the new logo and name for the bowl game in Tampa known previously as the Outback Bowl. The "Tampa Bay Bowl" will continue the game's long tradition of playing in the New Year's Day lineup of college football bowl games.