Sounds like Irish is coming from Hwy 82. I've never tried Bardwell, but that looks like a bypass of sorts around the back side of campus.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Starkville,+MS+39759/@33.4540711,-88.7766424,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x8881350fb2986869:0x90355f94c35b0172