LSU football on the mend
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…
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Revisiting Mississippi State vs. BYU
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…
Ole Miss returns home after 0-3 road trip
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…
Southern Miss running back named C-USA Player of the Week
Southern Miss running back Ito Smith took home Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week honors for his career day against Louisiana Monroe. The senior went off for 219 yards on 27 carries which is the first time he’s ever…
Southern Miss bounces back at UTSA
Keon Howard’s first chance as USM’s starting quarterback was over after just one half of football, but as is the case in life most of the time, the sophomore got a second chance at UTSA. Kwadra Griggs had been leading…
Southern Miss looking in the mirror
For a team that only lost to Kentucky by a touchdown in the season opener, Southern Miss was a heavy favorite to take down North Texas at home in last week’s conference opener. Instead, the Golden Eagles blew a 21-7…
Myles Brennan’s role increasing at LSU
With each passing game, the future of the LSU football program is starting to collide with the present. St. Stanislaus alum Myles Brennan is that future, but he’s also becoming a part of the now. On Saturday, Head Coach Ed…
Ole Miss pulling from upset experience
Also coming off a bye is Ole Miss. Interim Head Coach Matt Luke says this week’s opponent, Alabama, is ranked number one for a reason, but that’s never stopped the Rebels from caring in the past. Two years ago, they…
Southern Miss rested for North Texas
There are two schools of thought when it comes to bye weeks: they either come at a good time or a bad time. For Southern Miss, it’s a chance to get rested and healthy, but at what cost in terms…
Mississippi State credits bad week of practice to loss at Georgia
As great as Mississippi State’s win over LSU was two Saturday’s ago, maybe it was too great. Coming off the biggest win over the Tigers in program history, the Bulldogs didn’t rise to the challenge of their top 20 matchup…
Mississippi State safety played for Georgia in 2015
Mississippi State Defensive Coordinator Todd Grantham is pretty familiar with Georgia. He spent four years there before going to Louisville, but as it turns out he’s not the only Bulldog that spent some time between the hedges. One of the…
LSU looking to rebound following loss at Mississippi State
Losing can be a slippery slope in college football, especially after the kind of defeat LSU took at Mississippi State on Saturday. Next up for the Tigers is a two game homestand versus Syracuse followed by Troy, a pair of…
Ole Miss looks to rechannel aggression
As far as coaching debuts go, Matt Luke’s went about as well as possible for about two and a half games. The Gulfport native led Ole Miss to a pair of wins to start 2017, but eventually ran into some…
Mississippi State quarterback earns pairs of awards for win over LSU
There was once a time when it was hard to imagine life after Dak Prescott for the Mississippi State football program. But now, there’s Nick Fitzgerald and he makes imagining a lot easier. On Saturday, the junior quarterback led the…
Mississippi State secures biggest win over LSU in series history
The football rivalry between Mississippi State and LSU dates back 111 years and counting. On Saturday, the Bulldogs and Tigers got together once again for their first SEC West action of the year. Starkville was the site of the historic…
Southern Miss staying the course at QB
The Southern Miss football team went into the opening week of the season with two viable options at quarterback, but two games into the new year the coaching staff has settled on one guy under center. Kwadra Griggs remains atop…
Mississippi State remains unbeaten
For Mississippi State defensive lineman Jeffrey Simmons, it’s been an uphill climb before ever taking his first snap at the division I level. He’s starting to become known for his play on the field as he continues to repair his…
Former Gautier standout fortifies Southern Miss offensive line
From the Singing River Classic to the ranks of division I college football, Paul Gainer is having to grow up quickly as a freshman at Southern Miss that’s already been called into action. On Saturday, the former Gautier standout was…
Bulldogs shutout Charleston Southern in season opener
Last year, Mississippi State didn’t have the same kind of success against South Alabama, losing to the Jaguars by a single point in its home opener. What a difference a year made on Saturday versus Charleston Southern. The Bulldogs seized…
Ole Miss beats South Alabama
Amidst the unceremonious departure of former Ole Miss Head Football Coach Hugh Freeze and the seemingly ever ongoing NCAA investigation, there was only so much talking the Rebels could do about how they’d respond. At the end of the day,…
Southern Miss names new starting quarterback
Despite playing two quarterbacks against Kentucky on Saturday, the Southern Miss football team was pretty close to taking down its SEC counterpart for the second year in a row. But USM couldn’t overcome its slow start on offense with Keon…
Southern Miss quarterback battle update
When Southern Miss fall camp opened up back in July, the big headline was the quarterback battle. Now with less than 72 hours left until the season opener, that’s still the big story at USM: Keon Howard or Kwadra Griggs.…
Mississippi State vs. Charleston Southern preview
Despite being picked to finish second to last in the SEC West this season, Mississippi State is one of the few teams around college football with a quarterback that can take the Bulldogs as far as they want to go.…
Gulfport native embraces game week as Ole Miss head coach
Ole Miss Interim Football Coach Matt Luke is no stranger to game day at the Vaught, having spent 15 years in Oxford, including his time as a player, but Saturday’s home opener will be different than all the rest. Now,…