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What channel is Florida football vs Mississippi State on today? Time, TV schedule to watch Week 8 game
Swampcast talks Florida football returning to The Swamp for homecoming matchup with MSU
The Sun’s Kevin Brockway and Andrew Abadie break down Florida football’s game Saturday with MSU at The Swamp with Sam Sklar of the Jackson Clarion-Ledger.
Florida football will look to continue its success in homecoming games when it hosts Mississippi State at The Swamp.
The Florida Gators (2-4, 1-2 SEC) have gone 30-5 in their last 35 homecoming games and have won all three of its homecoming contests under head coach Billy Napier. That inclues last season, when UF routed Kentucky 48-20 on Oct. 19, 2024 before a sellout crowd in a homecoming night gam.
“This is a big-picture game in that regard,” Napier said. “So you put that orange and blue on −I still think that exists. I know college football has changed quite a bit, but I do think that we got a lot of guys that came here, it means something for them to pursue the degree here, to be a graduate one day, to come back here and call this place home.”
Florida is 35-19-2 all-time against Mississippi State (4-2, 0-2 SEC), which has lost 14 straight games against SEC opponents. The Gators have won 16 of their last 17 games against the Bulldogs at home. In the last meeting between the schools, Florida beat Mississippi State 45-28 on Sept. 21, 2024 in Starkville, Miss.
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What channel is Florida football vs. Mississippi State on today?
- TV Channel: SEC Network
- Livestream: ESPN+, FUBO
Florida football vs. Mississippi State will broadcast nationally on the SEC Network in Week 8 of the 2025 college football season. Dave Neal and Fozzy Whitaker will call the game from the booth at The Swamp, with Morgan Uber as the sideline reporter. Streaming options for the game include ESPN+ and FUBO, which offers a free trial for new subscribers.
Florida football vs Mississippi State time today
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 18
- Start time: 4:15 p.m.
The Florida football vs. Mississippi State game starts at 4:15 p.m. ET from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at Steve Spurrier-Florida Field (cap. 88,548) in Gainesville, Fla.
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Florida football vs Mississippi State predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Oct 16
- Florida 38, Mississippi State 24: Florida will take advantage of Mississippi State’s porous run defense. Sophomore running back Jadan Baugh will rush for 3 TDs and sophomore quarterback DJ Lagway will pass for two more TDs as the Gators will hold off a late MSU charge to earn feel-good homecoming win at The Swamp.
- Spread: Florida -9.5
- Over/under: 50.5
- Moneyline: Florida -350 MSU +280
Kevin Brockway is The Gainesville Sun’s Florida beat writer. Contact him at kbrockway@gannett.com. Follow him on X @KevinBrockwayG1. Read his coverage of the Gators’ national championship basketball season in “CHOMP-IONS!” — a hardcover coffee-table collector’s book from The Sun. Details at Florida.ChampsBook.com
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Governor: At least 47 homes, 50 roads damaged by Mississippi storms, flooding – SuperTalk Mississippi
Gov. Tate Reeves has released updated damage assessments following the severe weather and flooding that inundated parts of southern Mississippi last week.
According to Reeves, assessments through the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency are ongoing, and disaster aid is still being distributed through a mix of federal, state, and local agencies, along with nonprofits. But numbers as of Monday morning showed dozens of homes and businesses damaged and even more public roads affected.

Among the counties with significant impacts are Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Jackson, Pearl River, Perry and Stone. Across those counties and others, at least 47 homes were affected, seven of which were completely destroyed. Nine businesses sustained damaged, six of which are considered major. One farm sustained major damage.
50 public roadways were affected, including four that are considered major and four that were completely destroyed. Two bridges sustained major damage, while two public buildings sustained minor damage.
Reeves said two rivers are in the moderate flood stage – Leaf River near McClain and the Pascagoula River at Graham Ferry.
15 other waterways are in the minor flood stage: Big Black River near Bentonia, Biloxi River near Lyman, Chickasawhay River at Enterprise, Chickasawhay River at Leakesville, East Hobolochitto Creek near Caesar, Pascagoula River at Merrill, Pearl River at Jackson, Pearl River near Pearl River, Pearl River near Philadelphia, Pearl River at Rockport, Strong River at D’Lo, Tallahala Creek at Laurel, Tuscolameta Creek at Laurel, West Hobolochitto Creek near McNeill, and Wolf River around Gulfport.


Damage reports could have worsened on Monday with additional rounds of severe weather in some parts of the state. The worst of the storms and floods came with the remnants of what was Tropical Storm Arthur late last week and into the weekend.
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Family of 1-year-old killed by police at a Walmart in Mississippi wants video released
(AP) – A Mississippi family whose 1-year-old child was killed when police fired into a moving vehicle said Monday they want authorities to release video showing whether officers were in danger of being struck when one of them opened fire.
The shooting has sparked outrage in the small city of Senatobia, where some say it’s the latest in a series of troubling encounters between police and Black residents.
Kohen Wiley was riding with his mother and another woman in a Walmart parking lot on June 14 when police responded to a shoplifting call. The family says they were driving away, while the officers say the car was heading toward them.
“I watched my baby take his first breath, and I watched my baby take his last breath,” Vellesiya Wiley said at a news conference Monday.
The other woman in the car, whose name has not been released, suffered “critical injuries,” according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, which is handling the inquiry.
Standing alongside Kohen’s parents and grandparents at a local church, civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters Monday that the best way to determine whether the officers were at risk is to publicly release any body camera, dash camera or Walmart security camera video.
“If that is the truth, then show us that,” Crump said. “The longer you delay releasing the video, the more distrustful we become.”
The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation declined to comment on what videos investigators have or whether they would be released, agency spokesperson Bailey Martin said Monday.
“This case has been made a top priority,” Martin said in an emailed statement, “and we currently have multiple agents working tirelessly to ensure every aspect of the investigation is thoroughly examined.”
The agency says the officers weren’t hurt. Senatobia Police Chief Harold Vanderford did not return a phone message seeking comment Monday.
State investigators gave an initial account of the shooting last week, saying that when Senatobia police arrived at the Walmart, they found two women and a child getting into a car and driving away.
“Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver drove in the direction of the officers, almost striking one. An officer then discharged their weapon and the vehicle fled the scene,” the agency statement said.
Kohen’s mother has said the shoplifting call was over a box of diapers that her friend was carrying — and that she believes her friend had paid for the diapers. State investigators declined to comment on those details.
Crump questioned why police didn’t let the car go and take down the license plate number.
“They were called over a box of diapers and a family now has to bury their baby,” Crump said Monday. “You cannot put those two things next to each other and call it reasonable policing.”
Crump also said an independent autopsy would be performed.
While there’s no question the child was shot by police, he said, details about the angles at which any bullets struck the child could yield clues as to whether the officer fired from in front of the car or off to the side — and therefore whether that officer was in any danger.
Policing expert Ian Adams, who teaches criminal justice at the University of South Carolina, told The Associated Press last week that police should know that “shooting into a moving vehicle is a very bad idea and one to be avoided at almost all costs,” noting the danger to passengers and other bystanders.
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Mississippi Association of Coaches Inducts Six New Members
Six new members were inducted into the Mississippi Association Coaches Hall of Fame on Friday.
Five electees and one surprise honorary inductee announced at the evening’s end.
Each says the MAC HOF is a special one and this is the ultimate honor for a coach in Mississippi.
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