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Hill wants to be in mix at RB for MSU
STARKVILLE -- Seniors Ashton Shumpert and Brandon Holloway combined for 106 carries -- roughly 21 percent -- of the Mississippi State football team's rushing offense last season. Kylin Hill wants to be the one to fill that gap.
Luke charged with keeping Rebels together
The task of pulling together Ole Miss' shattered football program is in the hands of interim coach Matt Luke. The 40-year-old was promoted from co-offensive coordinator on Thursday night in the stunning aftermath of coach Hugh Freeze's resignation for a "pattern of personal misconduct" that started with the school's investigation into a call to an escort service. It's just the latest issue facing the embattled Rebels.
West Lowndes' Rieves signs with Mississippi Valley State
Wendell Rieves always believed he was going to play baseball at a four-year school. But the former West Lowndes High School standout acknowledged he had to make an adjustment when he arrived at Mississippi Delta Community College in Moorhead. A freshman season in which he hit .257 and had two home runs provided Rieves plenty of motivation, so he set out with renewed enthusiasm to show he was capable of realizing his dream. Rieves' sophomore campaign more than proved he was ready.
EMCC gets sneak peak at second season of 'Last Chance U'
SCOOBA -- Chauncey Rivers knew he had to grow up a little bit when he arrived at East Mississippi Community College. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound lineman was removed from the football program at the University of Georgia after three marijuana arrests in a seven-month period. Rivers enrolled at EMCC in hopes of earning a second chance to play at a Division I football program. On Thursday night, Rivers was part of a crowd of around 500 that watched the first episode of the second season of "Last Chance U" in Stennis Hall on the EMCC campus.
Freeze's fall traced partially to Nutt's suit
The man who Hugh Freeze replaced as Ole Miss' football coach was at least partially responsible for Freeze's stunning downfall Thursday night.
Freeze out at Ole Miss
Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze resigned Thursday after university officials found a "pattern of personal misconduct" that started with the school's investigation into a call to an escort service.
Vansau continues hot hitting from April into summer
Hunter Vansau remembers everything about the turning point. On April 15 in Columbia, South Carolina, in the middle game of a three-game series against South Carolina, Vansau entered as a pinch hitter. With the Mississippi State baseball team trailing by a run, Vansau hit the first pitch for a double that scored the tying run. Vansau had another hit in the game and scored a run to help the Bulldogs win the game and the series.
Matthews had fun recruiting first softball class
Tatjana Matthews couldn't have scripted it any better. When you love something as much as Matthews loves softball, she couldn't have imagined a better way to spend the last eight-plus months than driving throughout the state of Mississippi and the Southeast recruiting players for the Mississippi University for Women's softball program.
Hopper eager to return to softball, play for The W
Cara Hopper is almost back. The former Caledonia High School and Itawamba Community College standout has recovered from foot surgery that cost her what would have been her senior season with the Blue Mountain College softball team. Hopper also has returned to Lowndes County to finish work on her physical therapy degree at the Mississippi University for Women.
EMCC football returns to Netflix airwaves Friday
When Netflix unveiled the "Last Chance U" series chronicling the East Mississippi Community College football program last summer, many were not sure what to expect.
MSU baseball working through change of venue for summer camps
STARKVILLE -- Dudy Noble Field isn't much of a field at the moment. Where grass used to be lies a large field of dirt with construction equipment on it, all lying in front of the almost completely destructed bleachers that surrounded the field.
Walters column: MACJC schedule features several must-see games
As the calendar prepares to turn to August, preparations are underway for another season of Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges football.
Former New Hope standout Lane ready for next step in college career
Having fun sounds like a simple proposition, especially when you're playing a game you love.
The W baseball coach has assembled 'hungry' Owls
Matt Wolfenbarger is looking for players who want to do big things. That mind-set helped Wolfenbarger build a 35-player roster for the inaugural season of baseball at the Mississippi University for Women in 2018. As the countdown continues to the start of the 2017-2018 school year next month, a lot of work remains to make sure the program is on solid ground when the first pitch is thrown
Local standouts excited to be part of first group of baseball Owls
The road to the Mississippi University of Women has had plenty of twists and turns for Anthony Sharp and Heath Ford. While Sharp and Ford have gone to places like Blue Mountain and Clarksdale and Mayhew before deciding to call Columbus their new collegiate homes, Brandon Jones only had to make a 10-minute drive to find the school for him.
Alabama is media's pick to win SEC
HOOVER, Ala. -- The three-time reigning champion Alabama football team was picked Friday to win the Southeastern Conference title again in a preseason media poll.
Cannizaro makes another change to coaching staff
STARKVILLE -- The first offseason in Andy Cannizaro's tenure as Mississippi State baseball coach has featured two changes to the coaching staff.
Freeze faces questions about lawsuit, NCAA investigation
HOOVER, Ala. -- Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze can't help but notice a trend in his appearances at Southeastern Conference Media Days. In all but his first year, Freeze had a topic outside of football to address more than any other. That didn't change Thursday.
Malzahn compares 2017 team to 2013 squad
HOOVER, Ala. -- Since winning the national championship in 2010, the Auburn football team hasn't been as close that peak as it was in 2013. Two last-minute wins and a convincing victory in the Southeastern Conference championship game sent Auburn to the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Championship Game, where it lost to No. 1 Florida State 34-31.
SEC has plenty of young QBs to lead way
HOOVER, Ala. -- South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley vividly remembers the hit that welcomed him to the Southeastern Conference. He was throwing a screen pass last season when Tennessee's 6-foot-3, 260-pound Derek Barnett burst through the line and slammed him to the ground.
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