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Mississippi State News STARKVILLE – Mississippi State junior defensive lineman Fletcher Cox will forgo his senior season and enter the National Football League (NFL) draft, the Yazoo City native announced this week. “This is a chance […]

OXFORD – The tension was still showing on Mississippi coach Andy Kennedy’s face several minutes after his Rebels managed to squeeze past Southern Methodist with a 50-48 victory on Tuesday night. Simply put, it was […]

STARKVILLE – (AP) Utah State nearly knocked off No. 15 Mississippi State on its home court. That’s not good enough for coach Stew Morrill. “We made some errors down the stretch,” Morrill said. “I’m pleased […]

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Darnell Dodson scored a career-high 24 points off the bench and Southern Mississippi romped past Belhaven 93-48 Tuesday night for the Golden Eagles’ seventh straight win. Dodson shot 10 of 13 from […]

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Ellis Johnson is taking over the Southern Miss football program and the veteran defensive coordinator has big goals for the Golden Eagles: Lead them to a BCS game. The 59-year-old Johnson was […]

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Southern Mississippi coach Larry Eustachy would have preferred that Neil Watson cut the fast break short, milking some clock in the final minute of a tight game against in-state rival Mississippi. The […]

STARKVILLE – (AP) Coach Mike Jarvis is pleased his Florida Atlantic team put itself in a position to pull off an upset Tuesday night. He’s equally disappointed the Owls didn’t take advantage of the opportunity. […]

HATTIESBURG – (AP) Less than a week after Southern Miss won its first Conference USA title since 2003, the program is looking for a new football coach. North Carolina said earlier this month that it […]

STARKVILLE – (AP) Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen says his mind sometimes wanders during December bowl practices as he tries to piece together lineups for next season. His options at quarterbacks are dwindling. Mullen said […]

STARKVILLE – (AP) Troy’s veteran coach Don Maestri remembers the last time he saw a Mississippi State team this talented. It was 1996. The Bulldogs went to the NCAA Final Four. “They might not have […]