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MSU/Starkville sports blog: CJ Johnson picks Ole Miss

The state's top-ranked defensive player is headed to Ole Miss. Philadelphia linebacker C.J. Johnson, a five-star recruit according to Rivals.com, announced today he was spurning Mississippi State in favor of the Rebels. Rod Walker of the Clarion-Ledger broke the story earlier this afternoon. Once a Mississippi State commit since his junior year, Johnson de-committed the day after former defensive coordinator Manny Diaz left to take the same position at Texas.

Stansbury wants MSU to be tougher

STARKVILLE -- Everything that could have went wrong did Saturday for the Mississippi State men's basketball team in its loss at the University of Georgia.

Ole Miss women upset No. 23 Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Valencia McFarland scored 21 points and hit two late free throws Sunday afternoon to lift the University of Mississippi women's basketball team to a 69-65 upset of No. 23 Arkansas. Ole Miss (9-9, 2-4 Southeastern Conference) rallied from an early 14-2 deficit to snap a four-game losing streak.

Georgia women hand MSU seventh straight loss

ATHENS, Ga. -- The No. 24 University of Georgia women's basketball team used a 13-0 run midway through the first half to get early separation en route to a 78-58 victory against Mississippi State on Sunday in a Southeastern Conference game at Stegeman Coliseum. Georgia (16-3, 6-0 SEC), which won its seventh game in a row, remains one of two unbeaten teams in league play. MSU fell to 8-10 and 0-6 with a seventh-straight defeat.

MSU wants to finish strong in recruiting battle

STARKVILLE -- Mississippi State coach Dan Mullen calls January the "crazy season" of college football. He isn't coaching or working on game plans for the next opponent; he's trying to lock up the next Mississippi State football stars.

Georgia's Bulldogs have bigger bite

ATHENS, Ga. -- Mark Fox believes it is becoming more difficult to devise a defensive plan against his balanced University of Georgia men's basketball team. Georgia, a strong inside team in December, showed off its 3-point shooting against Mississippi State while also remaining tough on the boards.

MSU women still trying to find identity

STARKVILLE -- Nell Fortner knows what it's like to reload. Two seasons ago, the Auburn University women's basketball team was at the top of the Southeastern Conference. Buoyed by the efforts of four seniors, including eventual SEC Player of the Year DeWanna Bonner, the Tigers went 12-2 in the league, advanced to the title game of the SEC tournament, and won 30 games before falling in the second round of NCAA tournament.

Alabama spoils Auburn's party

AUBURN, Ala. -- University of Alabama men's basketball coach Anthony Grant sensed a "perfect storm" brewing for his team, but they navigated it just fine. Tony Mitchell and JaMychal Green each scored 15 points and the Crimson Tide pulled away for a 68-58 victory against Auburn on Saturday before a sellout crowd of 9,121 fans stirred up by a preceding celebration of the football national championship.

Hot-shooting SMU defeats USM

DALLAS -- The Southern Methodist University men's basketball team shot 69.8 percent from the floor Saturday to defeat Southern Miss 79-65 at Moody Coliseum.

Auburn backers to celebrate football title

Auburn fans will have a final opportunity to thank their Tigers at the Auburn BCS Celebration at Jordan-Hare Stadium on Saturday.

Auburn women rallies past MSU

STARKVILLE -- Teams typically can shake off one mistake. A second will test a squad's resolve, but it, too, can be erased with execution, focus, and togetherness. The Mississippi State women's basketball team is still trying to find a consistent way to deliver those three ingredients for 40 minutes.

MSU looking for more support for Bost

STARKVILLE -- Dee Bost's return to the lineup for the Mississippi State men's basketball team solidified the point guard position but also re-introduced a familiar problem: Depth.

LSU rolls past Ole Miss; Georgia beats Alabama

BATON ROUGE, La. -- La Sondra Barrett had a game-high 19 points Thursday night to lead three players in double figures in the LSU women's basketball team's 78-43 victory against the University of Mississippi at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

MSU's JUCO players still making transition

STARKVILLE -- Porsha Porter has heard the talk. "She can't make a layup," or "she can't shoot the ball." The Mississippi State guard acknowledges she has encountered a few bumps in the road in her first season in Starkville. But the transfer from Jefferson College (Mo.) is trying to find her shooting touch and to grow more comfortable as a Division I basketball player.

MSU men will try to zone in on 'D'

STARKVILLE -- Talking about the University of Georgia's lineup, Mississippi State men's basketball coach Rick Stansbury couldn't get past UGA's inside-out offensive threats. Georgia has the Southeastern Conference's premier post player in Preseason Player of the Year Trey Thompkins. The addition of transfer Gerald Robinson has provided a go-to scorer alongside Thompkins and guard Travis Leslie.

Stansbury: Bulldogs remain 'work in progress'

STARKVILLE -- For all the confidence derived from Mississippi State men's basketball team's two-game winning streak, coach Rick Stansbury insists players and coaches are realistic about the state of the team.

Vanderbilt drops Ole Miss to 0-4 in SEC

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Vanderbilt University men's basketball team is aching and hurting. The Commodores also are learning how to quit letting games get away from them at the end. John Jenkins scored 20 points to lead five players in double figures in an 84-74 victory against the University of Mississippi on Wednesday night to send the Rebels to their worst start in Southeastern Conference play since 2000.

Ole Miss adds Brewer to coaching staff

OXFORD -- The University of Mississippi has hired Gunter Brewer to be its passing game coordinator and receivers coach.

EMCC's Gunter returns to court after second ACL injury

Jamie Gunter doesn't want to waste any more time. That thought has stuck in her mind since August. It has pulsed through her veins in every session in the training room. It has helped quiet any doubt or apprehension she felt about attempting to come back from another anterior cruciate ligament tear.

Alabama men hold on to beat Kentucky

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Ben Eblen matched his scoring average with one free throw in the final seconds for his lone point. How the reserve guard on the University of Alabama men's basketball team got to the free-throw line was much more important, though.

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