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Ted Egger named permanent coach at PRCC

The Pearl River Community College football program finally has some stability in the leadership department after more than four months of rolling with Ted Egger as the interim head coach. Today, the Wildcats announced their intentions of recommending Egger for…

MGCCC football running wild

Heading into week eight of the junior college football season, only two players in the entire nation had gone over 1,000 yards rushing. One of them is DeAndre Torrey who resides at Mississippi Gulf Coast, hailing from Gautier. His running…

New Orleans Saints not looking back

After three straight seasons of going 7-9, it was a big deal for the New Orleans Saints to get back over .500 for the first time since 2013. Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions ended a 52 game streak of…

Saints ground game explodes vs. Lions

The New Orleans Saints didn’t really appear to know what they were doing when they signed Adrian Peterson in the off-season, but they seemed to have a pretty good idea when they traded him just five weeks into the season.…

MGCCC vs. Southwest

Mississippi Gulf Coast likes to run the ball a lot. Heading into week seven, the Bulldogs were fourth in the NJCAA in rushing led by the nation’s leading rusher, Gautier alum, DeAndre Torrey. Tonight, there was no secret about what…

PRCC receives postseason ban

At the JUCO level, the Pearl River Community College football program has been hit with a one-year post-season ban by the MACJC. According to the Sun Herald, the Wildcats exceeded the 55 player scholarship limit by about five players on…

Houston Nutt re-files lawsuit against Ole Miss

The Ole Miss football program could use a distraction from its current three game losing streak, but not the kind of distraction that comes from Houston Nutt and his lawsuit against his former employer. Yesterday, the former head coach of…

Adrian Peterson traded to Arizona Cardinals

Like any broken relationship, Adrian Peterson’s time with the New Orleans Saints just wasn’t working out. He came to the Big Easy for a fresh start, only to need an even fresher one in less than six months. First reported…

MGCCC vs. Mississippi Delta

Despite losing on the road at Hinds last week, Mississippi Gulf Coast found silver lining in the defeat by earning its first national ranking of the year. The Bulldogs take over the number 20 spot in this week’s NJCAA poll…

Southern Miss drops conference opener

In Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is looking to leave the past in the past after its 43-28 home defeat at the hands of North Texas on Saturday. The Golden Eagles squandered a 21-7 second quarter lead while the Mean Green was…

MGCCC vs. Hinds

JUCO Thursday: undefeated Hinds hosting Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hinds wins this one 28-21. Itawamba defeats Pearl River 38-36.

MGCCC vs. East Central

One game into MACJC South Division play, so far so good for the local teams as Mississippi Gulf Coast and Pearl River sit tied atop the standings. Tonight, they were both at home, looking to keep it that way. The…

PRCC vs. Hinds

PRCC hosted Hinds, the only undefeated team in the MACJC South. Hind Eagles get the best of the PRCC Wildcats in this battle for first place, winning by the final score of 42-16. Pearl River hits the road for a…

Saints trade away Stephone Anthony

The Saints started the 2017 season with a pair of homecoming games featuring Adrian Peterson’s return to Minnesota and Brandin Cooks coming back to New Orleans. Today that homecoming tour just got even longer. The Saints have traded away linebacker…

Saints start 0-2 for the sixth time in Sean Payton era

Five previous times during the Sean Payton era the New Orleans Saints started the season with two or more straight losses and at no point during any of those seasons have they made the climb back over .500. That’s the…

Football schedule for WXXV this weekend

Saturday WXXV-FOX – 3:30pm Nebraska @ Oregon; 7:30pm Stanford @ USC WXXV-NBC – 6:30pm Georgia @ Notre Dame Sunday WXXV-FOX – Noon Atlanta @ Chicago; 3:25pm Seattle @ Green Bay WXXV-NBC – 7:20pm NY Giants @ Dallas Image License MGN…