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…
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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…
WXXV Game of the Week Preview: Clash of unbeatens between Picayune at West Jones
For a team that hasn’t played a one-possession game since September 13th, it’s crazy to think that undefeated Picayune is now coming off back-to-back-to-back come from behind victories leading up to its second straight 5A South State championship game appearance.…
MGCCC Football: Jackie Matthews commits to West Virginia
The state’s top junior college defensive back has a new place to call home following next month’s national championship game. Yesterday, Mississippi Gulf Coast sophomore Jackie Matthews gave his verbal pledge to West Virginia, his only Power 5 offer. The…
Southern Miss still alive in title race despite WKU loss
Now as it pertains to Jack Abraham, the Conerly Trophy nominee left the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game against Western Kentucky with an apparent injury to his left leg, leaving his status for the Florida Atlantic game up in the…
Conerly Trophy nominees announced
The last week of the college football season is now upon us which means there is a large enough sample size to crown the state’s best player. Today, the ten nominees for the 2019 C-Spire Conerly were announced by the…
Seth Smith eyes return to glory in emotional PRCC homecoming
Pearl River Community College has been in search of a leader that can restore the football program to its former glory and as it turns out, one of its former players just so happens to be the man for the…
Southern Miss football: Drake Dorbeck wins Kent Hull Trophy
On the subject of Brett Favre, here’s a guy the ole gunslinger would have loved in the trenches during his time at Southern Miss. Drake Dorbeck, a redshirt senior left tackle, is this year’s Kent Hull Trophy winner, going to…
Brett Favre on Steelers-Browns brawl: “I’ve never seen anything like it”
According to the NFL Network on Wednesday, Cleveland Browns Defensive End Myles Garrett will appeal his indefinite suspension stemming from his role in Thursday’s brawl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Garrett ripped of Mason Rudolph’s helmet and then used it as…
South Alabama offers MGCCC QB Chance Lovertich
With a combined record of 58-1 as a starting quarterback between high school and junior college, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone that wins more than Chance Lovertich. South Alabama couldn’t ignore that success any longer, offering the sophomore QB…
Saints hitting reset button
On paper the New Orleans Saints obviously shouldn't have lost to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, but then again on paper they probably shouldn't have won five games in a row without Drew Brees. So it all kinda comes out…
USM football looking for three in a row
After a 35 point victory against UAB last Saturday, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles have no plans of slowing down despite gaining bowl eligibility. The Golden Eagles currently sit 4-1 in the Conference USA standings, including a two game win…
New Orleans Saints looking to bounce back against Tampa Bay
The saying goes ‘on any given Sunday, any team can beat any other team,’ and last Sunday, the Saints figured that out in their own backyard. The 7-1 Saints entered their match-up versus the Atlanta Falcons as 13.5 point favorites…
D’Iberville’s Jacques Turner flips switch vs. UAB
After giving up an average of 32 points through the first seven games of the season, the Southern Miss defense is finally starting to live up to its nasty bunch moniker, surrendering just six points combined over the last two…
MGCCC wins 16th MACJC title, to play for National Championship
For more than a month now, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College football team has been ranked number one in the nation. The Bulldogs responded to the recognition with five more wins, capped off by the program’s 16th ever state…
Biloxi’s Tim Jones shines in USM win over UAB
It took Tim Jones all of nine games and 44 receptions, but the Biloxi High School alum finally hit pay dirt for the first time all season. On Tuesday, Jones told News 25 he was “allergic to the end zone,”…
Southern Miss dominates UAB in revenge win
Prior to Saturday, the last time the Southern Miss football program had beaten UAB was 2013. Well before Jay Hopson’s return to Hattiesburg in 2016 and certainly before USM’s overtime heartbreaker in 2018. The Golden Eagles made good on their…