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Lane Kiffin hires three coaches to staff

In Oxford, first year Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin has been busy assembling his new coaching staff with three new additions today. Starting with Offensive Coordinator Jeff Lebby, who comes from UCF, Assistant Coach Kevin Smith, who was with Kiffin…

MSU RB Kylin Hill declares for NFL Draft

After leading the Southeastern Conference in rushing as a junior, Mississippi State Running Back Kylin Hill is ready to make the move from Saturday to Sunday. Today, Hill announced his decision to declare for the NFL Draft and forego his…

Saints place two players on I.R

The Saints defense will be without two of their biggest playmakers for the rest of the year. The Saints officially placed Defensive Lineman Sheldon Rankins on the season-ending injured reserve with an ankle injury. Rankins returned from last year’s Achilles…

Saints sign pass rusher Noah Spence

In an attempt to replace some of Davenport’s production, the Saints have announced they’ve signed 2016 second round pick Noah Spence. The former Tampa Bay Defensive End compiled 34 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and four forced fumbles in 34 games with…

Saints trying to get back on track

It feels like centuries ago that the New Orleans Saints defense was suffocating opposing offenses with their all-around great play. Now, it’s a different story. The 48 points scored by the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday was the most points…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…

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…

Mississippi State’s Kylin Hill wins 2019 Conerly Trophy

For the fifth time in seven years, the best collegiate football player in the Magnolia State calls home to Mississippi State. Tonight, junior Running Back Kylin Hill was named the winner of the 2019 C-Spire Conerly Trophy for helping rush…