Quarterback Jack Abraham led Southern Mississippi to their first win in Conference USA play this past Saturday as the Golden Eagles downed UTEP, 31-13. USM bolted out to an early two-touchdown lead as Abraham hit on 19-of-28 passes for 351 yards and three touchdowns. The USM offense was 9-of-13 on third downs while the USM […]
Southern Miss and Mississippi State both opened the 150th year of college football with wins while Ole Miss fell to Memphis. The USM Golden Eagles used the spark of Jaylond Adams to down the pesky Alcorn Braves, 38-10. Adams may be the first player in 103 years of Southern Miss football to return the opening kickoff of […]
The following article is written by former Museum Executive Director, Rick Cleveland and was originally published at mississippitoday.org. Before Gulfport native Brittney Reese became a world champion long jumper, an Olympic gold medalist and a single mother, she was high school and junior college basketball star with a decision to make: Basketball or track and […]
Who will play quarterback at Mississippi State? MSU head coach Joe Moorhead brought in Penn State transfer Tommy Stevens to compete with junior Keytaon Thompson. Moorhead talked about the battle Saturday at MSU media day in Starkville. “I want my quarterback to beat you with his brain, his arm and his legs. I think the […]
The sports world last week in Mississippi was about boasting about last year’s athletic accomplishments — a little baseball, a spice of basketball, and some hall of fame news in a very slow week. MSU Athletic Director John Cohen had a good week. He was appointed to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I […]
The big news this past week was Ole Miss Interim Athletic Director Keith Carter’s decision not to extend the contract of Rebels baseball coach Mike Bianco for a customary fourth year. Bianco’s present contract will run out in three years. Mississippi State’s Jake Mangum signed with the New York Mets but received a signing bonus […]
Post-season baseball is upon us. This is the week that Mississippi State, Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Delta State head to tournaments. MSU is seeded fourth in the SEC tournament in Hoover while defending tournament champion Ole Miss is going as the No. 7 seed. Ole Miss was scheduled to play Missouri at 1 p.m. in […]
Mississippi State baseball continued their domination of Ole Miss with a weekend sweep in Oxford. It was the second straight year that State (42-10) has swept their in-state rivals. Over the last three seasons, they are 14-2 against the Rebels under three different head coaches. Mississippi State has positioned themselves for a top 4 seed […]
