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Freshman Matt Corral ready to take reins as Ole Miss’ next QB

HOOVER, Ala. — Despite losing 2018’s starting quarterback Jordan Ta’amu to graduation, Ole Miss never really had a quarterback competition or controversy.

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by newsengin, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 4:44 pm

State/National Sports

SWAC coaching legend, Brookhaven native Houston Markham, Jr. dies at 75

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Houston Markham, Jr., the football coach who helped turn Vicksburg’s Rosa A. Temple into a state power in the 1960s before becoming ... Read more

by newsengin, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 7:03 pm

State/National Sports

Alcorn picked to win SWAC’s East Division — again

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alcorn State is still the beast in the East.

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by newsengin, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:42 pm

State/National Sports

Rebels have big plans for Ealy and a talented group of freshmen

HOOVER, Ala. — When Ole Miss released its two-deep football depth chart last week ahead of the opening of preseason camp, there was a notable ... Read more

by newsengin, Tuesday, July 16, 2019 7:36 pm

State/National Sports

Southern Miss puts five on All-Conference USA list

DALLAS — At the unofficial start of the 2019 college football season, Southern Miss is tied for first place in Conference USA in at least ... Read more

by newsengin, Monday, July 15, 2019 8:03 pm

State/National Sports

Delta State hires Gulf Coast’s Batts as baseball head coach

CLEVELAND, Miss. — After five seasons at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Rodney Batts is returning to his alma mater as Delta State University’s head ... Read more

by newsengin, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 6:01 pm

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Mississippi State enthusiastic as 2019-20 basketball team takes shape

July is about as far from college basketball season as a program can get in either direction. That hasn’t stopped Mississippi State’s men’s team from ... Read more

by newsengin, Wednesday, July 3, 2019 6:00 pm

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Nine months after brain surgery, Pontotoc’s Taylor Hughes is in Miss Mississippi Pageant

As a newcomer to a world where experience often equals success, Taylor Hughes might not be one of the favorites to win the Miss Mississippi ... Read more

by newsengin, Thursday, June 20, 2019 4:55 pm

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Mississippi State and Vanderbilt postponed until Wednesday

OMAHA, Neb. — Mississippi State and Vanderbilt will wait an extra day — hopefully — to walk in the Nebraska sun.

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by newsengin, Tuesday, June 18, 2019 5:26 pm

State/National Sports

Bulldogs making a habit of late-inning comebacks

It was an unlikely, improbable ninth-inning rally with a couple of bizarre and memorable plays resulting in a win for Mississippi State.

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by newsengin, Monday, June 17, 2019 5:53 pm

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