Mississippi State University students from the Innovation, Design and Engineering Education Laboratory, or IDEELab, have earned the university’s first Project MFG Southeastern Conference Machining Championship.

For the 27th time in program history, Mississippi State football is going bowling as the Bulldogs will play in the Duke's Mayo Bowl at 7 p.m. CT/8 p.m. ET on Jan. 2 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Mississippi State's opponent will be announced at a later time. The game will be televised on ESPN.