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W.C. Gorden, legendary JSU coach and a most gentlemanly winner, dies at 90
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Gorden won eight SWAC championships in 15 seasons at Jackson State. The Tigers have won three SWAC titles in the 28 seasons since.
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Trailblazing SEC football official Hubert Owens wore the referee’s white cap, and it fit him perfectly
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You may not know his name, but you know his face and voice. He’s Mississippi native Hubert Owens, the referee who made history in the SEC.
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Hugh Freeze, building an impressive Liberty program, now faces his alma mater Southern Miss
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Hugh Freeze, who took Ole Miss to first Sugar Bowl in 34 years, has Liberty riding high, coming off a first-ever victory over an ACC team.
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Yet another COVID-19-induced schedule change for USM: UTEP game postponed
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This college football season will be seven weeks old on Saturday. Southern Miss has experienced seven scheduling changes, including Saturday’s game.
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Richard Williams is back in coaching biz, as special assistant to Ladner at Southern Miss
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Hall of Fame coach still eats, drinks and sleeps basketball. From Williams, “…My love is teaching basketball. That’s what I like to do.”
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Jake Gibbs caught Whitey’s last pitch, and the teammates remained devoted friends
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Jake Gibbs: ‘You know how many great pitchers the Yankees had in the ’50s and ’60s? Well, Whitey Ford was the one they called the Chairman of the Board. He was the best.’
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On most weird weekend of most weird 2020, Saban-Kiffin matchup takes center stage
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In 2014, Nick Saban hired Lane Kiffin to open up his Alabama offense. Saturday, the two face off on opposite sides of the field at Oxford.
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Don’t look now – he doesn’t when he putts – but Sergio Garcia wins Sanderson Farms Championship
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At a tournament with no fans because of COVID-19, Garcia dedicates victory to two uncles who have died because of the dreaded disease.
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‘Coach Prime’ draws big JSU football ticket sales nearly five months from kickoff
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Never before in Jackson State history have tickets sold like they did Thursday, months ahead of a football season.
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With COVID-19 in his rearview mirror, Scheffler takes aim at Sanderson trophy
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Picking an eventual champion from 144 entrants is a fool’s errand, but Scottie Scheffler has the look of a winner at Country Club of Jackson.
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On a ‘video game numbers’ kind of day, State, Leach, Costello stole the show
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Both Mississippi State and Ole Miss produced outlandish offensive numbers, but the Bulldogs played relatively stout defense, too.
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Welcome to the craziest college football season in Mississippi history
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We thought we knew last winter that this year’s Mississippi college football season could be zany. We didn’t know the half of it.
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Prime Time aced his introduction to JSU. Now comes the really, really hard part.
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Winning the introductory press conference doesn’t count in the standings. But for Deion Sanders, it was a promising start at Jackson State.
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Rest of the story: Back when a football team went wrong way, and it turned out right
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This small-town football story became national news, but, more than anything, it is a story of undying love, loyalty and dedication.
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Garcia, Stenson head the most star-studded list in Sanderson Farms Championship history
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Impressive early entries to Mississippi’s PGA Tour event have won 28 tour tournaments over the past two years.