From 1982 to 1991, Southern Miss and Florida State were fellow members of the old Metro Conference. Five years later was the last time the two schools played in football, but that’s all about to change. Yesterday, USM accepted a…
Mississippi State Athletic Director John Cohen says he talked to somewhere in the ballpark of 120 people about the recent head coaching vacancy. Today, he introduced the only one that got the job. The Bulldog faithful came out in full…
Things are moving quickly in Oxford, according to the Clarion Ledger, with Ole Miss reportedly having received its 24 hour notice of an NCAA committee on infractions ruling, just three days after Matt Luke was introduced as the next head…
Mississippi State didn’t waste any time tracking down its next head football coach in the days following Dan Mullen’s departure on Sunday. Today, Joe Moorhead arrived in Starkville. The former Penn State offensive coordinator is the man for the job,…
The 114th installment of the Egg Bowl was a great opportunity for Gulfport native Matt Luke to audition for the permanent head coaching job at Ole Miss one last time. He took full advantage of it on Thursday night. Back…
Now Starkville was the site of the last Egg Bowl to be played on Thanksgiving Day in 2013. The annual showdown between Ole Miss and Mississippi State is returning to the prime time Thursday slate this season, upping the ante…
Ito Smith had himself a day on Saturday, running himself right into the record books with three touchdowns. He now has 48 for his USM career, surpassing the 46 of Damion Fletcher. In addition, Smith became just the tenth player…
Dating back to 1996, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum has awarded the Conerly Trophy to the best college football player in Mississippi. Today, they announced ten nominees for this year’s class. Headlining the bunch are Mississippi State…
It’s been a season of highs and lows for Gulfport native Matt Luke as the Ole Miss interim head football coach, but amidst all the adversity his team has consistently responded with a great deal of resolve. That’s thanks in…
The College Football Playoff rankings are all about what have you done for me lately which makes them subject to change week in and week out. So consider this second poll of the season the calm before the storm. Absolutely…
The cowbells were out in full force for Saturday’s game between Mississippi State and Alabama as the Bulldogs appeared to have the Crimson Tide on the ropes until they didn’t. MSU took control with a 24-17 lead early in the…
After having its streak of 18 straight winning seasons come to an end in 2012, the Southern Miss football program is well on its way to extending its new streak to three after Saturday’s 43-34 victory at Rice. The Golden…
Mississippi State won its second game in a row on Saturday, dominating Kentucky in all phases of its 45-7 victory. The Bulldogs were led by none other than junior Quarterback Nick Fitzgerald who accounted for 270 total yards and three…
In a game that could have turned the Ole Miss fortunes around on Saturday, the 24th ranked LSU Tigers used it as validation now having won all three conference games in October. The two schools are trending in totally opposite…
According to ESPN, the Southern Miss football team had less than a one percent chance to win with a minute 28 seconds left to go at Louisiana Tech. In typical USM fashion, the .2 percent prevailed. The Golden Eagles made…
In a homecoming game of sorts, LSU Head Football Coach Ed Orgeron will make his return to Ole Miss tomorrow. Coach O’s departure from Oxford was rather unceremonious, but he still has one fan left in town. Orgeron went 10-25…
After losing to Troy on homecoming, the LSU football team was on the verge of a lost season. The Tigers had dropped two out of three in demoralizing fashion, but you wouldn’t have known that on Saturday. Well, in the…
Mississippi State’s fall from grace was a quick one after its record setting victory over LSU as the Bulldogs went on to lose two straight games to SEC opponents by a combined 67 points. What ensued was a timely bye…
The Rebels are coming off a big time bounce back victory over Vanderbilt. Quite the happy homecoming after spending more than a month away from the Vaught which was highlighted by a 49 point second quarter. Ole Miss emerged as…
On Saturday, the Southern Miss football team put up more than 400 yards of total offense for the fifth game in a row, but it’s what the defense did against UTEP that made for a happy homecoming. Of course, the…
Apologies can go a long way in life, especially when that apology can save the Ole Miss football program a lot of grief going forward. Today school officials finally met in the middle with former Head Coach Houston Nutt. In…
When LSU lost to Troy on homecoming two weekends ago, it was the program’s first home loss to a non-conference opponent since the year 2000. What ensued was a rough week, but the Tigers came out better for having gone…
If you look back at the 2016 Mississippi State football season, the Bulldogs lost three games by three points or less, but the hardest loss of all was a seven point defeat at the hands of BYU. That 28-21 loss…
The road hasn’t been kind to the Ole Miss football team with the Rebels having lost all three games away from the Vaught so far this season. The losses haven’t been pretty, either. On Saturday, Ole Miss fell behind early…