STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi State’s Football Season is off to a good start this year, with 2 wins, including a home opener against the nationally ranked Arizona State Sun Devils.

And those home games mean more people coming to town.

Football season is an exciting time on the Mississippi State University campus and around Starkville and the surrounding area.

And the 2025 home opener against Arizona State didn’t disappoint.

Thousands of visitors poured into town, and business owners were celebrating a win of their own even before the Bulldogs beat the Sun Devils.

At Aerapas, a restaurant specializing in Venezuelan food and drinks, they said it’s always exciting during this time of the year.

“Taking into account the past years, and we kind of anticipate or have an idea what c

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