The world of college sports has been like a speeding spaceship the past two years. Where the craft lands, no one knows. The ship may discover a brave new world or crash land in deep space with no chance for recovery. Ever since Texas and Oklahoma asked to join the Southeastern Conference two summers ago, […]
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today March 28, 2022 The call came Sunday afternoon shortly after news that Mississippian Chad Ramey, the former Mississippi State golfer from Fulton, had won the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Championship in the Dominican Republic. The caller had a question: “When was the last time before today that a native Mississippian […]
So, are you ready for some football? How do you begin to answer that question as we head into the 2021 football season after what we’ve had to deal with the last 12 months? We just finished the longest and strangest football season ever. So what’s ahead? My advice as we enter another unknown season is to […]
RIP Jack Carlisle, who often won, and always did it his way by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi TodayJuly 28, 2021 The first time Mike Dennis met Jack Carlisle was in the summer of 1961. Dennis – a remarkable running back nicknamed “Iron Mike” – was about to play his senior season at Murrah High School. Carlisle […]
Miss. Sports Hall of Fame approaches biggest night in its 60-year history by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi TodayJuly 26, 2021 Sixty years into its existence, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame this week prepares for the biggest weekend in its history. That’s no exaggeration. This Saturday evening, the state’s sports shrine will induct 11 deserving individuals, […]
This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. OXFORD — Trailing Florida State 4-1 Sunday afternoon in the third inning of an elimination game, their season on the brink, the Southern Miss Golden Eagles needed some relief — and, man oh man, did they get it. Then, trailing Ole Miss 4-0 […]
This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. Mississippi State and Ole Miss split the C Spire Outstanding Player Awards announced Monday in a virtual awards program co-sponsored by the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and C Spire. Just as the COVID-19 pandemic changed so much about how college sports were […]
This article first appeared on mississippitoday.org and was written by Rick Cleveland. You occasionally might beat Southern Miss baseball pitchers, but know this: Golden Eagles pitchers, a most intelligent group, do not beat themselves. The USM pitching staff ranks No. 1 in the nation in strikeouts-to-walks ratio, which might be the most under-valued of all […]
