Pegues, Chaney named to Nagurski watch list

How about some positive news?

The Football Writers Association of America, which I am a member of, has announced that Mississippi State seniors Jamar Chaney and Derek Pegues have been named to the Watch List for the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy.

Chaney, a linebacker from Fort Pierce, Fla., was the Bulldogs leading tackler in 2007 with 89, while Pegues, a two-time all-SEC selection from Batesville, has returned a school record three interceptions for touchdowns.

Your year to note: 1986

What’s so special about that year, you ask?

The last time Mississippi State failed to miss both the SEC tournament and an NCAA regional was in 1986.

I guess you can say after the streak hit “Blackjack” the Bulldogs will now start over.