Jordan Mitchell’s Southern Miss journey
Heading into 2017, one of the deepest position groups on the Southern Miss football team is wide receiver. A big piece of that puzzle is expected to be a player that hasn’t taken a snap in over a year. A…
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U.S. district judge throws out Houston Nutt lawsuit against Ole Miss
Today, the civil lawsuit versus Ole Miss was dismissed by a U.S. District Court judge in Mississippi. The former head football coach of the Rebels was claiming Freeze, as well as Athletic Director Ross Bjork, had violated Nutt’s separation agreement…
Ole Miss meeting set with NCAA
Two weeks into the college football season, Ole Miss will be preparing for its biggest game of the year. It’s not the week three game at Cal-Berkeley, rather Covington, Kentucky. That’s the site of the university’s meeting with the NCAA…
Unique group of 2017 Biloxi Sports Hall of Fame inductees
Hometown legends are soon to receive the honor of being inducted into the Biloxi Sports Hall of Fame. This year, four sets of brothers head the 19 inductees that will join the others on the wall of Biloxi standouts in…
Southern Miss football update
The Southern Miss football team also threw the pads on this week as fall camp rages on in Hattiesburg. After this morning’s session, the Golden Eagles are six down with 23 to go. The day to day grind of battling…
Gulfport hungry to break playoff curse
Under the watch of head football coach Eddie Pierce, the Gulfport Admirals have made it to the playoffs three out of the last four years. The problem being they’ve gone three and out in the first round and they feel…
Biloxi Shuckers sweep organizational awards for second straight month
The Milwaukee Brewers have a lot to be excited about in their farm system, especially at the double A level. For the second month in a row, the Biloxi Shuckers have swept the organizational awards. Today, Troy Stokes Jr. was…
Jeff Jordan leads St. Stanislaus into a new era in 2017
Mississippi’s all-time leader for passing yards and touchdowns is now an LSU Tiger, leaving some massive shoes to fill at quarterback for the St. Stanislaus football program. This next life after Myles Brennan collides with Jeff Jordan’s first year at…
Long Beach seeking first playoff appearance since 2011
Three or less wins in a season just isn’t cutting it for the Long Beach football program. The Bearcats have post-season aspirations for the new campaign, despite missing the playoffs in each of the first three years of the Forrest…
Biloxi kicks off 2017 with first official football practice
What was just an average Monday for most of the world may as well have been a holiday for Biloxi head football Coach Bobby Hall. This afternoon, he observed the first official day of the high school football season as…
High expectations for Saints wide receiver in year two
In 2016, Michael Thomas burst onto the scene for the New Orleans Saints as one of the best rookies in the league. A victim of his own success, expectations are even higher for his second season at the start of…
Ed Orgeron considers Myles Brennan perfect fit in Bayou Country
Myles Brennan was heavily recruited out of St. Stanislaus for a lot of reasons and his 18 division I offers are proof of that. LSU was always his first choice, even if the Tigers took more interest in his off…
Ole Miss boosters names released
Being at the mercy of the NCAA committee on infractions has the Ole Miss football program at a pivotal juncture, especially in the days following the Hugh Freeze resignation where transparency is the best plan of action going forward. Today,…
Southern Miss deep at skill positions
What the Golden Eagles lack in experience at quarterback they make up for it at the skill positions. The Southern Miss football team enters fall camp with a lot of weapons and plenty of depth. Primarily at running back and…
New Orleans Saints open training camp
A model of consistency under center, Drew Brees is in the midst of his 12th training camp with the Saints. This year, the same as all the rest. "Just focusing on the process, I love the process. I love coming…
QB battle rages on at USM fall camp
For the first time since 2013, the Southern Miss football team has a true battle at the quarterback position. In 2015, Tyler Matthews challenged Nick Mullens for the starting role, only to have the latter go on and win Conference…
Saints open training camp Thursday
The New Orleans Saints have a lot to figure out when their training camp opens tomorrow. They enter 2017 as one of the biggest mysteries and perhaps the most banged up team in the NFL. After spending the last three…
[Viewer Discretion Advised] MSU standout expresses regret over 2016 incident
Jeffrey Simmons’ first year in Starkville was a controversial one to say the least. Before ever taking the field for the first time, he pled no contest to a simple assault charge after a video surfaced of him hitting a…
USM’s Ito Smith assuming leadership role
For the last four years, one of the strongest voices in the Southern Miss locker room has been that of Nick Mullens. Following his graduation, leadership will have to become a collective effort, starting with the seniors. Perhaps the most…
Matt Luke era begins at Ole Miss
According to an article published by the website Saturdaydownsouth.com, the average tenure of a head football coach at Ole Miss is 3.4 years. So by that standard, Hugh Freeze had a good five year run in Oxford, but now it’s…
Nick Fitzgerald embracing leadership role for Bulldogs
Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald had to grow up in a hurry in 2016 as the man in charge of an SEC offense as just a sophomore. Now a full year removed from the shadow of Dak Prescott, he’ll look…
Former Biloxi Shucker to play for Nexen Heroes
Michael Choice won’t return with the Shuckers after the ten game road trip as his contract has been sold to the Nexen Heroes of the Korean Baseball Organization. Choice hit nine home runs during his 48 game stint in Biloxi…
Shuckers RHP wins Southern League Pitcher of the Week
Despite the recent struggles, pitching has been a strong suit for the Biloxi Shuckers in 2017 and Aaron Wilkerson proved it again on Sunday. For the second time this season, Wilkerson has been named Southern League Pitcher of the Week.…
Southern Miss football returns Wednesday
No matter what generation it is there’s always going to be a debate between new school and old school. Over the next few weeks, college football will create that divide in fall camp without the likes of two-a-days. Southern Miss…