Staff Directory

Brian Ogden

Title:
Director/Communications (SB, SOC)
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Began at Mississippi State: January 2018

Job Responsibilities: Serves as the primary media contact for the MSU softball and soccer teams while overseeing a student contact for men's golf. Oversees MSU's athletics communications student program as a whole. Leads overall design and strategy of HailState.com. Serves as MSU's liaison with the USOPC and leads Olympic Games coverage.

Awards: College Sports Communicators (CSC) 30 Under 30 Class of 2024; Two-time CSC ChangeMaker Innovation Award winner; 2021 CSC Fred Stabley Sr. Writing Contest District Winner (Athlete Profile); 2021 CSC Best in the Nation Spring Game Notes (Softball); Two-time CSC Spring Media Guides National Runner-Up.

Education: University of Alabama, 2016 (Journalism - Sports News and Information); University of Alabama, 2017 (Sports Management)

Past Experience:
Mississippi State - Associate Director / Communications (Softball, Men's Golf) - Aug. 2023-July 2025
Mississippi State - Associate Director / Communications (Football, Softball, Men's Golf) - Sept. 2021-Aug. 2023
Mississippi State - Assistant Director / Communications (Football, Softball) - Nov. 2019-Sept. 2021
Mississippi State - Assistant Coordinator / Communications (Soccer, Track & Field, Interim Women's Basketball) - Jan. 2018-Nov. 2019
Alabama - Athletics Communications Student Assistant - Aug. 2014-Dec. 2017
TCU - Athletics Media Relations Intern - June 2016-Aug. 2016

Personal: Ogden is originally from Argyle, Texas, and graduated from Grapevine Faith Christian School. He met and married his wife, Claire, while at Mississippi State.