Ellington

Mississippi State is headed for the Liberty Bowl in Memphis. The Bulldogs will play Central Florida, champion of C-USA, on Dec. 29 at 3:30 p.m. ESPN will televise the game. The Liberty apparently badly wanted MSU, which helped set an attendance record in its previous appearance at the game in 1991. The game will also be an easy trip for most bowl-starved Bulldogs fans. State has appeared in the postseason since 2000.