football

Saints, Alvin Kamara “extremely close” to deal

The New Orleans Saints might have come up short in their sign and trade bid for Jadeveon Clowney, but maybe that’s a blessing in disguise for not just the Saints, but also star running back Alvin Kamara. According to ESPN’s…

Search is on for Jay Hopson’s successor

Just one day after accepting Jay Hopson’s resignation as Southern Miss Head Football Coach, USM’s search is on for his successor prior to the next game on September 19th. In the meantime, 30-year-old Scotty Walden will serve as the interim…

Jay Hopson steps down as Southern Miss head football coach

The Southern Miss Athletic Department confirmed Head Football Coach Jay Hopson has stepped down and Assistant Head Coach Scotty Walden has been named interim head coach. Hopson released a statement saying: “After heartfelt discussion with Jeremy McClain, we have come…

NCAA Football: Southern Miss vs. South Alabama

Separated by less than 100 miles, Southern Miss and South Alabama had never met on the gridiron prior to Thursday night’s season opener in Hattiesburg. And USM’s 100 plus years of football tradition didn’t seem to help the Golden Eagles…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Moss Point Tigers

Although Moss Point may be the last stop of News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days, the reigning district champion is certainly not the least. Coming off their eighth straight trip to the playoffs, the Tigers, led by one of…

George County football’s M.J. Daniels announced top four

Another recruiting update on George County’s M.J. Daniels who is punching his ticket to the Southeastern Conference. On Saturday, the four-star cornerback released a top four of his own, narrowing it down to all SEC schools: Mississippi State, Ole Miss,…

Biloxi football shut down for two weeks

Less than a week ago, News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days took you to Biloxi High School ahead of its heavily-anticipated 2020 football season. Only now that season is gonna have to wait at least an extra week. As…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Long Beach Bearcats

Friday Night Lights came a little early to Lumpkin-McGee stadium this year as a part of a Ryan Ross tradition, previously seen at Ocean Springs, now at Long Beach for the very first time. The sixth day of official practice…

25 Teams in 25 Days: St. Stanislaus Rock-a-Chaws

As Myles Brennan gets ready to take over for Joe Burrow as the guy at LSU, News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days is crashing the party at his old stomping grounds for stop number 15. Even though the state’s…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Biloxi Indians

All aboard the hype train on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days next stop number 14. Last season, the Biloxi Indians doubled their win total from the year before tying them for the largest increase in wins in their…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Gulfport Admirals

Stop number 12 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days has earned the right to get some love on the first day of official practice. Albeit two weeks later than normal due to COVID-19 August 17th is a date…

Ocean Springs Brayson Hubbard earns USM football offer

Sophomore Ocean Springs High School athlete Brayson Hubbard announced today on Twitter that he has received an offer to play football at Southern Miss. If Hubbard were to accept the Golden Eagles offer, the high school sophomore would eventually be…

25 Teams in 25 Days: St. Martin Yellowjackets

Finally Friday at stop number 11 on News 25’s 25 Teams in 25 Days where the St. Martin football program continues to raise the bar, but heading into the 2020 season it’s one step back, two steps forward for the…

Saints announce no fans at first game

Upon Tom Brady’s departure for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the offseason, the New Orleans Saints were supposed to be the team that had the distinct pleasure of welcoming the six-time Super Bowl winning quarterback to the NFC South. However,…

SEC, ACC, Big 12 still hoping to play football this fall

(AP) – And then there were three. The Atlantic Coast Conference, Big 12 and Southeastern Conference were still moving forward Tuesday with plans for a fall college football season even as two other Power Five leagues, the Big Ten and the Pac-12, called things off. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said he wanted to learn more […]

25 Teams in 25 Days: D’Iberville Warriors

For the second year in a row, August 7th just so happens to be the day News 25 checked in with the D’Iberville football program on 25 Teams in 25 Days. Also for the second year in a row, the…

25 Teams in 25 Days: East Central Hornets

When Eric Collins was introduced as the next head football coach at East Central back in December, he said God willing he would retire a hornet. More than seven months later, there’s still a lot of football to be played…

25 Teams in 25 Days: Ocean Springs Greyhounds

25 Teams in 25 Days is starting to become a staple here at News 25 as we bring back our award-winning high school football preview series for the third straight year. Stop number one is Ocean Springs. When Blake Pennock…

SEC decision has impact on Southern Miss

That move by the SEC now eliminates marquee non-conference games like LSU- Texas, Oklahoma-Tennessee, and Auburn-North Carolina. Speaking of Auburn, another impact much closer to home with Southern Miss now in search of a new opponent on September 26th. The…