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Ralph Russo spent five years at the turn of the century as Mississippi’s AP sports writer, so he knows the lay of the land. He covered the Eli Manning years at Ole Miss and the hiring of Sylvester Croom at State. And he likes Mississippi State’s chances to surprise this season.

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Podcast: Ralph Russo, AP college football editor, joins the podcast to talk, of course, college football

by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland, Mississippi Today
September 1, 2022

<h1>Podcast: Ralph Russo, AP college football editor, joins the podcast to talk, of course, college football</h1>
<p class="byline">by Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland, Mississippi Today <br />September 1, 2022</p>
 
<p>Ralph Russo spent five years at the turn of the century as Mississippi’s AP sports writer, so he knows the lay of the land. He covered the Eli Manning years at Ole Miss and the hiring of Sylvester Croom at State. And he likes Mississippi State’s chances to surprise this season.</p>
<p>Stream all episodes <a href="http://mississippitoday.org/crooked-letter-sports-podcast">here</a>.</p>


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