Joe Frank Sanderson, CEO of Sanderson Farms, has saved Mississippi’s only tournament on the PGA Tour. Here’s the column I wrote about him after this summer’s tournament. JACKSON – When it became clear Mississippi was about to lose its only tournament on the PGA Tour, Gov. Phil Bryant sought a savior. “I needed a successful […]
The New Orleans Saints open the season agaisnt the Falcons Sunday, which begs the eternal question: Who Dat? Remember back in 2010 when the NFL declared “Who Dat” part of its property? This was my column at the time. WHO DAT? Who Dat say they originated the Who Dat cheer? Who Dat? Who Dat? The […]
Opening week produced an 8-2 mark — not too bad. So here we go again… Mississippi State 38, Alcorn State 7: State gets its first W of the season, Alcorn gets some $. All the $$$ stays in the state. Ole Miss 52, Southeast Missouri 0: No contest. Southeastern Louisiana gained almost 500 yards in […]
Five things I think I know after the first weekend of the football season: • Ole Miss’s recruiting class was just as advertised. There were Rebel freshmen all over the field playing key roles in the victory over Vanderbilt. The rookies made play after play after play. The Rebels should only get better. • Mississippi […]
Several of our Mississippi Sports Hall of Famers also belong in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In this week’s column, syndicated to newspapers around the state through the Mississippi Press Assocication, I wrote about four of them, including Ray Guy who will be a seniors committee finalist for the the Class of 2014. Hopefully, […]
We love college football for many reasons, including the emotions the sport evokes from players, coaches and fans. Those emotions leave us with lasting memories, just as Thursday night’s Ole Miss-Vanderbilt instant classic will. The Rebels’ exhausting 39-35 victory over Vandy left me thinking back to 1969 when Ole Miss was on the other end […]
Where Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Southern Miss are concerned, I cannot remember a time when football openers were more important than what the three face on opening week, 2013. All three games are important for so many different reasons. Ole Miss opens at Vandy tonight. It’s important, No. 1, because it is a conference […]
While my son and I were sharing some quality time — watching former Mississippi Brave Craig Kimbrel finish off the Cleveland Indians Wednesday night, my son said, “Dad you know we are watching the next Mariano Rivera.” My first reaction: Whoa! Let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. After further review, Tyler may be onto […]
