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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…

Seal of approval for PRCC’s Seth Smith

From East Central High School to Pearl River Community College, new Head Football Coach Seth Smith has received nothing but praise since taking over the program last month. But the only opinion that really matters is that of family and…

Mississippi State keeping Joe Moorhead

There’s no team that stood more to gain from that Ole Miss Egg Bowl loss than Mississippi State. The Bulldogs are now going to a bowl game for the tenth year in a row and the second under Head Coach…

Ole Miss moving on from Matt Luke

When Keith Carter took on the permanent role as Ole Miss Athletic Director less than two weeks ago, he said, “I’m so excited about Coach Luke. He’s our coach. We couldn’t be more excited about the opportunity we have next…

Ole Miss fires coach Matt Luke after 3 seasons, 15-21 record

By RALPH D. RUSSO OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi has fired football coach Matt Luke, three days after his third non-winning season ended with an excruciating rivalry game loss. Athletic director Keith Carter said Sunday the decision to change coaches…

Brees excited to play on Thanksgiving

Also hitting the football field on Thanksgiving night is the New Orleans Saints. This will be the third time that the Black and Gold have played on Turkey Day and guess what? They haven’t lost yet. The Saints will travel…

114th installment of the Egg Bowl

Despite a one-sided affair in last season’s Egg Bowl, this year’s installment of the Magnolia State rivalry has a bit of a different feel to it. While Mississippi State won handily last season 35-3, this year’s matchup paints a different…

Mississippi Raiders building team

If you’re looking to go to the NFL or just looking to refine your skills on the gridiron, the Mississippi Raiders want you to join them. It’s an indoor arena football league based in Hattiesburg.  The organizers are looking to…

New Orleans Saints Tight End Jared Cook showing out

Now that November 10th loss to Atlanta is the only thing standing in between Saints Tight End Jared Cook and a five-game touchdown streak. The off-season acquisition has really come on as of late especially during Sunday’s win against the…

New Orleans Saints out for revenge

Since Sean Payton’s arrival in New Orleans back in 2006, the Saints have flipped the all-time series with the Atlanta Falcons on its head, having won 18 of 27 head-to-head meetings during that stretch. Only twice have the Saints been…

C-USA Title Game scenarios for USM

A new development in USM’s Conference USA Championship Game hopes as first reported by the Sun Herald. According to the article, the league website is calling for a potential three-way tie-breaker to be determined by an average computer ranking comprised…