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Mississippi State baseball has a new hangout bar in Omaha for the College World Series because of Brian O'Connor. Here's how the coach is connected.
How will Brian O'Connor balance the transfer portal with high school recruiting as the new Mississippi State baseball coach? Here's his answer.
The Bulldogs' top-ranked transfer portal class added a fifth player from Virginia and a second left-handed pitcher.
Since Brian O’Connor arrived, the coach has been busy not only building next year’s baseball roster but the future rosters as ...
William Kirk, a freshman pitcher, told the Clarion Ledger on June 24 that he's committed to the Bulldogs. He's the fifth ...
The Diamond Dawgs strike gold in the portal, adding a key catcher and a wave of high-impact transfers to fuel a 2026 ...
Brian O’Connor said at his Mississippi State introduction that he remembers going to the College World Series as a kid in the 1970s and 1980s. His mom still lives in Council Bluffs.
Brian O'Connor said he's turned down other job opportunities in the past, but here's why he left Virginia for Mississippi State baseball.
Mississippi State baseball has landed four players from the transfer portal, three of which come from Brian O'Connor's former ...
Brian O’Connor is hiring a lot of his Virginia staff to Mississippi State. Five of those six coaches, plus Armistead as an administrator, come from Virginia.
Brian O'Connor's four-year contract as Mississippi State's baseball coach averages $2.9 million annually, the second-highest in the SEC for 2025. He can earn up to $500,000 in annual bonuses based on ...
UVA Baseball coach Brian O’Connor texted his team Sunday to tell them that he is leaving the program to take the head coaching job at Mississippi State, according to reporting from The Cavalier ...