# SEC Morning Report: Mississippi State Takes Down No. 19 Missouri to Reach 4-0

**Published:** 2026-09-27 — **By:** Stacy Stanfield
**Category:** daily-roundup — **Type:** daily-roundup
**Source:** https://secscouts.com/news/sec-morning-report-mississippi-state-beats-no-19-missouri-4-0

**Teams:** [Kentucky](https://secscouts.com/kentucky/), [Miss State](https://secscouts.com/mississippi-state/), [Ole Miss](https://secscouts.com/ole-miss/), [South Carolina](https://secscouts.com/south-carolina/)


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## LEAD STORY: Mississippi State Beats No. 19 Missouri and Moves to 4-0

Mississippi State is 4-0 after beating No. 19 Missouri on Saturday. It is the Bulldogs' first win over a ranked opponent this season. After the game, the message from Starkville was that Mississippi State is now "holding the pen" to write its own story, and the team wants more than a strong start.

The win means a lot in the SEC standings. Missouri came in ranked, and beating a Top-25 conference opponent turns a perfect non-conference record into a real résumé. Mississippi State has now shown it can win against the kind of opponent it will face every week the rest of the way. The school posted the full set of postgame press conferences on its official athletics site. Its main photo showed Kamario Taylor in action against the Tigers.

Missouri takes its first loss and has to regroup quickly in conference play. Mississippi State now has to handle a new role. A 4-0 team with a ranked win will get the attention of every opponent left on its schedule. How the Bulldogs deal with that over the next few weeks will decide whether this start becomes a real run in the SEC.

## QUICK HITS

- **Shane Carr breaks through for Kentucky.** In Kentucky's win over South Alabama at Kroger Field, veteran transfer Shane Carr made the first two catches of his Wildcats career. One came in the third quarter. The second was a fourth-quarter touchdown from Kenny Minchey. Carr came to Lexington from Southern Utah, where he led the Thunderbirds in 2025 with 50 catches, 744 yards and four touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound senior had not caught a pass through Kentucky's first three games. He gives the Wildcats another veteran option in a receiver room that also includes Nic Anderson, 4-star freshman Kenny Darby and DJ Miller.

- **Florida swimming and diving beats Vanderbilt.** The Florida women's swimming and diving team won its dual meet over Vanderbilt, with five swimmers leading the way, according to the school.

- **Georgia tennis wraps up at the All-Americans.** The Georgia women's tennis team finished play at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, N.C., on Saturday. The top result was Linea Bajraliu's consolation singles win over a ranked opponent.

- **Texas men's golf heads to Colonial.** No. 8 Texas plays in the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational Presented by Charles Schwab at historic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth on Monday and Tuesday.

- **Top-10 volleyball matchup in Lexington.** No. 7 Texas volleyball visits No. 3 Kentucky. It is the Longhorns' fifth matchup against a top-10 opponent this season, which makes their schedule one of the toughest in the country so far.

## PORTAL WATCH

The transfer portal was quiet overnight, with no new SEC-related activity reported in the last 12 hours. With the season in full swing, most roster news is coming from players already on campus. Kentucky's Shane Carr is an example: he is a transfer from last cycle who is just now starting to contribute.

## RECRUITING BUZZ

No new commitments to SEC programs were reported in the last 12 hours. Saturday's games gave recruits plenty to watch, though. Mississippi State's win over a ranked Missouri team is the kind of result staffs will bring up on the recruiting trail this fall.

## GAMES TO WATCH

No football games are scheduled for Sunday. There is still action across the SEC's fall sports:

- **Soccer: Texas at Ole Miss, 1 p.m. CT.** Ole Miss continues SEC play by hosting Texas at Ole Miss Soccer Stadium in Oxford.
- **Soccer: at No. 17 South Carolina.** The ranked Gamecocks host a Sunday match.
- **Men's Golf: Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Monday–Tuesday).** No. 8 Texas competes at Colonial Country Club.
- **Volleyball: No. 7 Texas at No. 3 Kentucky.** A top-10 SEC matchup and one of the biggest volleyball games on the conference calendar so far.

On the gridiron, the focus shifts to next weekend. Mississippi State will try to stay unbeaten, and Missouri will try to recover from its first loss.

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*Original article: [SEC Morning Report: Mississippi State Takes Down No. 19 Missouri to Reach 4-0](https://secscouts.com/news/sec-morning-report-mississippi-state-beats-no-19-missouri-4-0) — SEC Scouts*