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Players report to Saints training camp

At 39 years of age, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is quietly coming off one of the best years of his entire career. While he continues to do his best impersonation of fine wine, the rest of the team…

Southern Miss Beach Bash set for Thursday

Fall camp is right around the corner in the college ranks and the Golden Eagles are soaking up the last of their summer days right here on the Gulf Coast. Tomorrow, the USM Alumni Association will be hosting its 20th…

New Orleans Saints training camp preview

Like every team around the league, the New Orleans Saints have plenty of questions to answer as they head into training camp, but the Black and Gold get the added bonus of wiping the slate clean following January’s Minneapolis Miracle.…

St. Martin offensive lineman draws Arkansas offer

In the high school ranks, St. Martin offensive lineman Brandon Cunningham is still drawing interest from division I powerhouses. Today, the Mississippi State commit took to Twitter to announce his most recent SEC offer coming from the Arkansas Razorbacks. That…

MGCCC alum receiving rave reviews from Nick Saban

Following Alabama’s national championship win over Georgia back in January, Nick Saban said he spoke to seven draft-eligible juniors about entering the NFL draft. Mississippi Gulf Coast alum Isaiah Buggs was one of those seven, but only one of two…

Ole Miss junior up for nation’s top wide receiver award

Last season, Ole Miss wide receiver AJ Brown earned the distinction as the state’s best player by winning the Conerly Trophy. As for this year, he’s already been tabbed as the nation’s top wideout in at least one pre-season publication…

Southern Miss QB battle open for business

For the better part of Jay Hopson’s tenure at Southern miss, there’s never really been a surefire that’s-the-guy starting quarterback. At the same time, certain situations haven’t really allowed for him to have one. For example, in his first year,…

C-USA Media Days: Southern Miss Golden Eagles

As Jay Hopson enters his third season as head coach at Southern Miss there’s a developing sense of continuity for the upcoming campaign, but for the second year in a row Coach Hop is also dealing with a pre-season quarterback…

SEC Media Days: Mississippi State Bulldogs

After nine years with the same head coach getting used to a new one takes some time, but first-year head man Joe Moorhead doesn’t have any to waste as the next in line at Mississippi State. Today, the former Penn…

Southern Miss picked fourth in C-USA West

With the recent news of Southern Miss quarterback Keon Howard’s decision to transfer, it’s hard to project the Golden Eagles in 2018. Today, that was represented in the league’s pre-season poll. USM was picked to finish fourth in the Conference…

Mississippi State QB tabbed for Davey O’Brien watch list

Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald is the recipient of some more high praise. Earlier today, the rising senior was one of 26 players named to the Davey O’Brien Award watch list after being one of eight semi-finalists in the running…

SEC Media Days: Florida Gators

When Dan Mullen left Mississippi State to become the head man at Florida back in November, he did so as the second-winningest coach in MSU history. Today, he took part in SEC Media Days with his new school for the…

SEC Media Days: Ole Miss Rebels

Gulfport native Matt Luke is going into his 18th season as either a player or coach in the Southeastern Conference. After all those years, the new head coach of the Rebels is finally checking SEC Media Days off his bucket…

Former St. Martin/Biloxi linebacker heading to LSU

Another big decision yesterday from a former St. Martin Yellow Jacket and Biloxi Indian as Donte Starks has committed to LSU. According to ESPN, Starks is a four-star recruit, rating as the top linebacker in Louisiana. Starks held offers from…

Southern Miss QB talks decision to transfer

Keon Howard’s decision to leave the Southern Miss football program didn’t happen overnight, but after months of careful thought and consideration the rising junior is ready for a change of scenery. Howard tells News 25 that he’ll be in pads…

Southern Miss junior QB announces decision to transfer

Keon Howard never had much clarity as a quarterback at Southern Miss and he still doesn’t. The rising junior has been in a position battle with Kwadra Griggs among others for more than a year and now Howard is clarifying…

Gulfport quarterback to play running back at USM

Gulfport quarterback TQ Newsome has committed to Southern Miss as first reported by the Sun Herald. According to that story, the rising senior will likely play running back at USM, having rushed for more than 900 yards and 15 touchdowns…

Pierre Thomas recalls Super Bowl run

Headlining the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame weekend in Biloxi was former running back Pierre Thomas. Prior to Friday’s Shuckers games versus the M-Braves, he received a special introduction as a future Hall of Famer. A defining achievement for…

Alvin Kamara taking backfield ownership in second season

In 2017, New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara burst onto the scene and walked away with NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, but 2018 will provide a different kind of challenge without the early season protection from Mark…

Saints’ defense recharged for 2018

At the risk of this being too soon, we all remember the Minneapolis Miracle. The brilliance of Drew Brees going all for naught and one of the most inexplicable defensive gaffes in NFL history, costing the New Orleans Saints a…