The Hornets began the year 0-3, but have since ripped off nine straight wins, and have done so in dominant fashion - winning each game by an average of over 35 points, including two 60-point games this postseason.
A win on Saturday for Mississippi State would give the Bulldogs just their second 3-peat of the Egg Bowl since the 1940s, while Ole Miss is hoping to avenge not just the loss last year - but the manner in which they lost.
Week in and week out, stars from South Mississippi create headlines, highlights, and even entries into history books with accomplishments and performances both on and off the field.
Biloxi alum Tim Jones finished with 65 yards receiving and hauled in a touchdown, but of the Golden Eagles’ five trips inside the red zone, only one resulted in a touchdown, with another ending in a failed fake field goal attempt.
For a blossoming team with a number of young weapons, Lewis is a seemingly great fit at point guard for the team’s direction under new head coach Stan Van Gundy.
Entering last season, Drew Brees had missed a grand total of one game due to injury in his 13-year career with New Orleans. Two hundred twenty times out of a possible 221, with the exception of resting for the postseason, number 9 was under center for the Saints when the game began.
With coronavirus cases already triggering postponements and cancellations of football games this year comes the big question: will that happen with high school basketball?
Abby Bosarge is a superstar. The Pass High senior was voted captain of the soccer team, and is the youngest member of the Gulf Coast Monarchy football team. Both high accomplishments - and both thanks to her tremendous work ethic, and fierce passion.
Quarterback Matt Corral became the first Ole Miss QB to throw for over 500 yards in a single game, while wide receiver Elijah Moore became the fourth Ole Miss receiver to surpass 1,000 yards on a season.
A lot of numbers stood out in New Orleans' win last week over Tampa Bay. The Saints held the Buccaneers to just five rushing attempts, completed passes to 12 different receivers, and are now number one in the NFC South.
Perhaps the most impressive part of last week’s blowout over Tampa Bay, with much to choose from, was the Saints completing passes as a team to 12 different guys.
Wednesday marked what feels like an annual “Christmas in November” event for the Pearl River baseball team as five Wildcats signed with four-year programs.
Walley ran for a dozen touchdowns on just 74 carries in the regular season, racked up 49 total tackles on defense, hauled in two interceptions, blocked two punts and blocked a field goal.
It’s no secret that South Mississippi is loaded with gifted young athletes at every level of competition. Nearly every sport at every age, someone near the Coast is doing something special.
Hurricane Zeta pushed a number of high school football games to Monday. D’Iberville, Biloxi, Resurrection and St. Martin all earned enormous late-season victories.
Tina Fritz may didn't get to run in the NYC Marathon this year due to the pandemic but, thanks to her loved ones, she still got to run in her own marathon.
The Bulldogs had 200 total yards on the day and converted just two third downs on fifteen attempts, while the Tide rolled for nearly 500 yards of total offense and turned it over just once on what was another efficient day all-around.
Few programs, if any, across the country have been through anything quite like what Southern Miss has been through this season. Three head coaches, two short-notice postponements, and just one win up to the game against Rice.
Walden will leave immediately as Southern Miss will look towards Tim Billings as their second interim head coach and third head coach overall of the 2020 season.
Mississippi State star running back has only played in three games in 2020, running for 58 yards on 15 carries while catching 23 passes for over 230 yards. This coming after leading the SEC in rushing in 2019.
Senior safety made it clear that he hasn't lost interest in the Rebels, but feels he needs more to time to consider his options. The three-star prospect has been committed to Ole Miss since June 2020.
Vancleave took down Pontotoc Saturday, sweeping the competition throughout the postseason in straight sets and winning the program's fourth straight state championship.
Scotty Walden and Jack Abraham did not make the trip, but Tate Whatley filled in for Abraham and was impressive, with 4 rushing touchdowns on the afternoon.
Billings steps in as the interim for interim head coach Scotty Walden who tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday and will not travel with the team this weekend.
The forfeit now gives Stone a 4-3 overall record, with a 3-1 record in Region 7-4A. The Tomcats will look to secure the second seed in the playoffs with a win over Forrest County AHS on the road next week.
In 12 seasons as a NBA head coach, Van Gundy has worked with the Miami Heat, Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons with a 57 percent winning percentage in the regular season and 48-43 record in the playoffs.
The Golden Eagles coach plans to take a PCR test on Wednesday to confirm his status and will monitor team activities from home. His status remains unclear for this weekend’s non-conference game at Liberty.
Beginning Sunday, Saints season ticket holders will have access to 3,000 tickets for the Saints-Panthers contest. An increase in crowd size will only be possible if current trends in terms of COVID-19 numbers "remain stable".
Sophomore hasn’t taken any snaps at quarterback during the season and was moved to wide receiver by Mike Leach before the year began. Shrader started four games at quarterback in 2019.
