Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016. His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has authored four books and has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year.
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Another first for NFL referee Sarah Thomas: She’s headed to the Super Bowl.
In a career of many firsts, NFL referee Sarah Thomas, a native Mississippian, will become the first woman to officiate a Super Bowl.
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Ray Perkins was known as ‘Grease’ in Petal before he became a national football celebrity
He played for Bear Bryant and Don Shula. He caught passes from Joe Namath and John Unitas. He hired Bill Parcels and Bill Belichick. He drafted and coached Lawrence Taylor. Ray Perkins made his mark.
Will Hall, new head coach at Southern Miss: ‘We’re fixin’ to get it done’
New Southern Miss head football coach Will Hall will make $800,000 a year, and USM is boosting the pay of assistant football coaches.
Hall – a ‘Mississippi boy through and through’ – checks all the boxes at Southern Miss
Will Hall on Southern Miss: ‘I know the history there, I know you can win there, and I always felt like it would be a good fit for me.’
What makes a football town in Mississippi? Get your answer here – and at The Vet.
Why do some Mississippi towns produce football champions year after year, while others never do? Turns out, winning is habit forming. Winning begets winnings.
It’s Egg Bowl week (we think). Some observations and a guess…
It’s a fool’s errand to make any college football predictions in this craziest of seasons. The truth is, we don’t know for sure whether Mississippi State and Ole Miss will even play Saturday.
Health experts fear the start of Mississippi basketball season will spread COVID-19
Several teams in Mississippi have already seen major COVID-19 outbreaks –– including Ole Miss, which paused team activities for two weeks.
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