Lane Kiffin learning from past mistakes
Lane Kiffin is fresh on the scene as the next man up at Ole Miss. His hiring on Sunday marks his first head coaching job in the SEC since a brief stop at Tennessee back in 2009. At 33-years-old at…
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Matt Luke named Georgia O-Line coach
After being fired by his alma mater earlier this month, former Gulfport Admiral turned former Ole Miss Head Coach Matt Luke didn’t stay out of work for very long. He’ll be staying in the Southeastern Conference at the University of…
High School Girls Basketball: West Harrison vs. Gulfport
West Harrison and Gulfport girls locked up in a tight game in the fourth quarter. West Harrison wins 51-48, the team’s fifth win in a row.
Saints defending the run: 39 games without 100 yard rusher
Despite giving up 162 yards on the ground to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, the New Orleans Saints still extended an impressive streak as it pertains to rushing defense. The Saints have now gone 39 consecutive regular season and…
USM Football: Seven players tabbed on first/second teams
More post-season recognition being handed down at Southern Miss in the form of seven All-Conference USA selections. Three of those are first-team players, starting with junior Wide Receiver Quez Watkins, who led the league with more than 100 yards per…
MSU Football: Kylin Hill racking up honors
Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill joins elite company as just the school’s third running back to ever earn post-season recognition from both the AP as a first-teamer and the SEC coaches as a second-teamer. Last week’s Conerly Trophy winner led the…
Lane Kiffin introduced at Ole Miss
When Lane Kiffin was the offensive coordinator at Alabama from 2014 to 2016, the Crimson Tide only lost two regular season games, both at the hands of Ole Miss. That’s called foreshadowing as a means of introducing the next head…
Saints vs. 49ers: Second highest scoring NFL game this season
Sunday’s Superdome shootout between the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers was the second-highest scoring game this season and the 16th highest all time. People are ready to start crowning it as the game of the year for the…
Southern Miss to face Tulane in Armed Forces Bowl
Outside of the National Championship Game, the second to last bowl game belongs to 7-5 Southern Miss. On January 4th, the Golden Eagles get the chance to renew their rivalry with Tulane as a part of the Lockheed Martin Armed…
Mississippi State to face Louisville in Music City Bowl
The Mississippi State Bulldogs are officially going bowling on December 30th as a part of the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl played in Nashville, Tennessee. The opponent is Louisville and kick off is set for 4 p.m. from Nissan…
George County's McKinnley Jackson down on Ole Miss
As for in-state recruiting, it remains to be seen how the Kiffin hire affects the class of 2020. As of Thursday, the state’s top recruit in George County Defensive Tackle McKinnley Jackson still wasn’t happy about the firing of Gulfport…
Poplarville runs out of sting in third State Title Game in four years
In the early Saturday game, Poplarville representing 4A South for the third time in four years, taking on a 13-1 Corinth squad that knocked out two undefeated teams to get here. 9-5 Hornets battling back from a 1-4 start just…
Dodd Lee says farewell to Picayune in State Title Game heartbreaker
If there was any team that could dethrone three time defending 5A State Champion West Point, it was the Picayune Maroon Tide. Rolling right into its final game under the direction of longtime Head Coach Dodd Lee with a perfect…
Ochsner Health Saints Report: Saints lose grip on NFC in shootout loss to 49ers
Coming into Sunday’s heavyweight clash between the New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers, the Black and Gold were a perfect 10-0 if they could just score 10 points or more. Well, life is funny and so is football because…
Picayune set for 5A Title Game Saturday at 5 p.m.
Picayune’s run to the State Title Game didn’t happen by accident and that price of admission certainly wasn’t free. The Maroon Tide has gotten every team’s best shot on its way to a perfect 14-0 season up to this point,…
Poplarville set for 4A State Title game Saturday 11 a.m.
Poplarville is taking on Corinth tomorrow in the 4A State Championship in Hattiesburg. Poplarville’s recent South State Championship track record speaks for itself, but in this case so did its rocky start to the 2019 season. Sitting at 9-5 overall,…
Saints host 49ers in 10-2 NFC Showdown
Back on Thanksgiving, the New Orleans Saints became just the 15th team to clinch a division title before week 14 since the NFL went to eight divisions in 2002. Only one of the previous 14 teams would go on to…
“I Want to be a Tradition:” McKinnley Jackson leaving All-American legacy at George County
George County Defensive Lineman McKinnley Jackson is certainly one of a kind. This afternoon, the state’s number one recruit for the class of 2020 was the one player from Mississippi to receive his All-American Bowl jersey, making him the only…
MGCCC smothers Lackawanna for fifth National Title
Unlike the constant debate surrounding the College Football Playoff, this year’s NJCAA National Championship Game leaves no question as to whether or not the right teams got in. Presenting Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and Lackawanna College, the only two…
MGCCC Football: Area players fulfilling high school goal
Regardless of Thursday’s outcome, Mississippi Gulf Coast has eight local players that have already accomplished something in college they were never able to in high school by winning a state championship. All part of MGCCC’s road to the national title…
MGCCC Bulldogs are National Title Game ready
The Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College football program is less than 24 hours away from taking center stage in tomorrow’s National Championship game. This morning, the top ranked Bulldogs made their final preparations during a walk through on the campus…
Pair of accolades for George County’s McKinnley Jackson
Over at George County, McKinnley Jackson is slated to receive his All-American Bowl jersey at 2 p.m. Thursday. This comes on the back of Monday’s Mr. Football Awards, going to the four star defensive lineman as the top player in…
4A South still runs through Poplarville: third title game appearance in 4 years
Poplarville football is no stranger to the big stage in recent years, having now gone to the 4A State Championship game in three out of the last four seasons. Historically, it’s what happens next that the Hornets are trying to…
WXXV Student Athlete of the Week: Picayune Offensive Line
Being the best in the state is one thing, but how about the country? The Picayune Maroon Tide currently lead the entire nation in rushing yards, a feat that has played an integral role in getting them to Saturday’s 5A…