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Ole Miss' Patterson will miss rest of season
OXFORD -- Ole Miss quarterback Shea Patterson will miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
MSU men can't come all way back against Nebraska
STARKVILLE -- The experience of playing a live game in front of a crowd against a Power 5 conference team was what Ben Howland wanted.
Movement up front helps MSU defense generate pressure
STARKVILLE -- The movement of the Mississippi State football team's defensive front is nearly constant before a third down. Sometimes the linebackers and defensive linemen change places. On other occasions, the safeties join the fray to create the appearance of pre-snap chaos.
MSU, Ole Miss battle to 1-1 2OT draw in rain
STARKVILLE -- The Mississippi State and Ole Miss women's soccer teams played to a 1-1 double-overtime tie Sunday in the Magnolia Cup at the MSU Soccer Field.
Offensive line plays big role in MSU's victory against Kentucky
STARKVILLE -- Nearly four minutes remained on the clock when freshman right tackle Stewart Reese left the bench and made his way to the fence between him and the bleachers. Reese went with one purpose: to give his gloves to a young fan. On Saturday, Reese and MSU's offensive linemen deserved to be the fan favorites.
Fitzgerald comes out throwing in victory
STARKVILLE -- Nick Fitzgerald had plenty of choices.
No. 24 LSU uses ground game to punish Ole Miss
OXFORD -- Derrius Guice ran for a season-high 276 yards and a touchdown to lead the No. 24 LSU football team to a 40-24 victory against Ole Miss on Saturday night.
No. 7 EMCC rebounds by crushing Coahoma C.C.
SCOOBA -- East Mississippi Community College football coach Buddy Stephens rarely has to wonder how his team might respond after a loss.
No. 1 Alabama routs Tennessee
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- The No. 1 Alabama football team went into halftime up by three touchdowns and wasn't happy. Alabama was in a better mood after finishing off a 45-7 victory against Tennessee on Saturday, setting off the rivalry's traditional lighting of celebratory cigars throughout Bryant-Denny Stadium.
Howland excited to have Nebraska coming to Starkville
STARKVILLE -- It started with a phone call to an old friend, Mark Boehm. Boehm and Mississippi State men's basketball coach Ben Howland knew each other from Howland's days as men's basketball coach at Pittsburgh from 1999-2003. When Howland saw the opportunity to get a waiver from the NCAA to play an extra preseason scrimmage, he called Boehm, who is now in the athletic department at Nebraska.
SEC QBs show growth in 2017
STARKVILLE -- The Southeastern Conference suffered plenty of growing pains at quarterback in 2016. In a year in which 10 league schools broke in new starters the average quarterback rating for the conference, 131.35, would have ranked 65th in the nation.
Orgeron returns to Ole Miss as coach of LSU
LSU football coach Ed Orgeron will return to Oxford on Saturday as a head coach for the first time in nearly 10 years. This time, he'll try to leave a winner.
Couch wants to make most of his chances at WR
STARKVILLE -- Statistically, the Mississippi State football team ranked in the top half in the Southeastern Conference last week prior to its game against BYU.
Kentucky top pick in SEC again
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Kentucky opponents have trouble agreeing on what it takes to topple a program that annually brings in multiple future first-round NBA picks. Yet a few Southeastern Conference teams may have stumbled across a winning formula the last couple of years. Experience matters against the talented, but young Wildcats.
No. 7 EMCC looks to regroup against Coahoma C.C. for Homecoming
While the East Mississippi Community College football team had to feel dejected Thursday night, spirits had to be lifted slightly Tuesday.
Walk-on Wednesday: O'Connor wins clothing battle on most Saturdays
STARKVILLE -- As soon as Logan Burnett heard the word, 'interesting,' he pulled out his phone and went to Instagram.
MSU expects to face versatile threat in Kentucky QB
STARKVILLE -- Of all defensive coordinators qualified to discuss quarterbacks who are difficult to sack, Todd Grantham has to be near the top of that list.
Williams capable of being MSU's workhorse RB
STARKVILLE -- Chris Chambless knows Aeris Williams' durability better than most. The West Point High School football coach saw Williams work at practice on a daily basis. He also watched Williams carry the football 22 carries per game as a junior and a senior.
Ole Miss, Nutt resolve lawsuit
Ole Miss and former football coach Houston Nutt say they have reached an agreement to resolve Nutt's lawsuit against the school.
Balance on offense fuels MSU's victory against BYU
STARKVILLE -- With Elgton Jenkins in front of him and Aeris Williams walling off a defender to his right, Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald took off down the right side.
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