The 20th C Spire Conerly Trophy, which goes to the most outstanding college football player in Mississippi, will be presented Dec. 1 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. The 10 finalists, selected by their respective schools, are as follows: Marquis Green, Mississippi Valley State: Green, a freshman safety from New Orleans, led […]
The Belhaven Blazers have selected freshman cornerback Isaiah Swopes as the school’s 2015 C Spire Conerly nominee. Swopes, who last fall was playing for Ocean Springs High School, wasted no time making his presence felt at the college level. He tied school records and set freshman records with six pass interceptions and 12 passes broken […]
Record-setting junior quarterback Nick Mullens, from Hoover, Ala., is the Southern Miss nominee for the 2015 C Spire Conerly Trophy, the school announced today. Mullens makes the high-powered USM offense go, ranking nationally in passing touchdowns (6th with 30), in passing yards (9th with 3,276), in passing yards per game (10th at 327.6), in total […]
Jackson State has nominated junior defensive end Javancy Jones as the school’s candidate for the 2015 C Spire Conerly Trophy. Jones, from football hotbed Noxubee County, leads the Tigers in tackles with 68, tackles for losses with 13 and sacks with four. Jones was the SWAC’s Freshman of the Year in 2013 and led the […]
Coldwater native Marcel Newson, a junior wide receiver, is Mississippi College’s nominee for the 2015 C Spire Conerly Trophy. Newson led the Choctaws with 35 pass receptions for 591 yards, eight touchdowns and 17 yards per catch. Newson, a transfer from Northwest Community College, also has returned two punts for 43 yards and returned 19 […]
Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott, the 2014 C Spire Conerly Trophy winner, is the first player nominated for the 2015 Conerly, which will be awarded Dec. 1 at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. The C Spire Conerly goes annually to Mississippi’s most outstanding college football player. The state’s 10 four-year football-playing schools have […]
Sanderson Farms, title sponsor of the Sanderson Farms Championship since 2013, will continue to sponsor its home state PGA TOUR tournament at The Country Club of Jackson through 2026, officials announced today. The 10-year extension takes effect once the current agreement expires following the 2016 tournament. Participating in the press conference were Joe F. Sanderson […]
It is a little less frenetic and quieter around our offices today and there is definitely a sad feeling among those of us remaining here. After 20 plus years of keeping the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame open and functioning, Margaret Ferriss-White has retired! We all knew the day was coming and we take great […]
