{
  "id": 5104119,
  "title": "Here's how much Mississippi State football owes for 2026 nonconference games",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/heres-how-much-mississippi-state-football-owes-for-2026-nonconference",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-02T14:36:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/heres-much-mississippi-state-football-143628826.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2026, Mississippi State football will have a mix of receiving and paying for their nonconference games, according to contracts obtained by the Clarion Ledger. The total cost for the Bulldogs will be $1.65 million. As part of the SEC's new format, Mississippi State will host Louisiana-Monroe and play home games against Minnesota and Tennessee Tech.\n\nThe Bulldogs will pay ULM $1.45 million for the season opener on September 5 at Davis Wade Stadium. This is the largest nonconference payment for Mississippi State this season. The contract with ULM, signed in 2021 by former athletic director John Cohen, is for just one game.\n\nMississippi State will owe Tennessee Tech $550,000 for their first-ever matchup. The contract, signed in 2019 by former athletic director Scott Stricklin, is also for a single game. It will be the first time Mississippi State and Tennessee Tech have faced each other since 2019.\n\nOn the positive side, Mississippi State will receive $350,000 from Minnesota for playing a home-and-home series. The home team pays the visiting team $350,000 after each game. So, Mississippi State will get that money this season, but will give it back next season.",
  "summary": "Mississippi State football will be paying money for two of its three nonconference games. Here's how much it owes and what it will get from Minnesota.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Kansas State football is cutting a big check for its 2026 opener. Here's how much.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/kansas-state-football-is-cutting-a-big-check-for-its-2026-opener",
        "published": "2026-09-02T08:06:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}