The University of Southern Mississippi's 15 sports programs received a passing grade from the National Collegiate Athletic Association in last week's Academic Progress Report.
The rounds drifted by but Quez Watkins never batted an eye.When the Philadelphia Eagles called on Saturday, Watkins knew then the wait was worthy.Southern Miss’ stalwart receiver was selected as the 200th overall pick in the sixth round of the National Football League Draft.“
Scottie Phillips was just about ready to explode.After two years of junior college football at Jones College, the running back was finally suiting up for the Division I Ole Miss Rebels.
Akeem Davis was the last Laurel native to play in the National Football League.Thakarius “BoPete” Keyes hopes to join him. The Tulane cornerback was picked 237th overall by reigning champions Kansas City in the seventh round of Saturday’s NFL Draft.
They were teammates at St. Aloysius High School and again at Southern Miss.De’Michael Harris and Drake Dorbeck take the same route to the National Football League.
It was just the start Javon Kinlaw needed.Bouncing around from place to place while growing up in South Carolina, Kinlaw and his family were often homeless.Jones College provided stability – a new start.After three years at South Carolina, Kinlaw begins a new chapter in the NFL...
The play was called “Ole Miss.”It featured a 260-pound defensive tackle catching a nine-yard touchdown pass to lift Wayne County past Oxford 45-41 in the 2015 Class 5A state championship.It was the perfect way for Benito Jones to complete his high school career, in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium...
Folks around the National Football League certainly knew about Quez Watkins prior to February’s NFL Combine.After all, he was Conference USA’s leading receiver in 2019 with 1,178 yards and six touchdowns.
Cameron Tom gets to keep that wardrobe full of black and gold for a little while longer.The Southern Miss grad re-signed with the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday, entering his fourth season in the National Football League with the organization that signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Scottie Phillips’ former coaches aren’t all that surprised the running back has trotted to the doorstep of the National Football League.“[Phillips] never asked for more, never more carries, never more touches,” said Jones College head coach Steve Buckley in a 2018 interview.
For the third time in his five-year tenure, Southern Miss head coach Jay Hopson is bringing in a new offensive coordinator.Louisiana Monroe offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Kubik joins the Golden Eagles, as reported by Adam Hunsucker of The News-Star.
It was a banner day for Columbia High School as seven Wildcats signed football scholarships on Wednesday.The class of 2020 was headlined by running back Kentrel Bullock. “Mr. Football” in class 3A inked with Ole Miss.
Jones College will see 40 former players suit up for a Division I team this fall.Ladamian Webb joined that number on Wednesday by signing with Florida State University.
Ole Miss football added three more prospects to its 2020 recruiting class, head coach Lane Kiffin announced Wednesday during the February signing period.
Waynesboro is considered a blue-collar town.Billy Ray Jones was a blue-collar guy. He taught his kids the importance of hard work at a young age, especially Benito.When he wasn’t working with his father, Benito was working on the football field.
University of Southern Mississippi co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Derek Nicholson is headed to the University of Louisville as inside linebackers coach.
Taylor Curet, WDAM-TV's "Prince of Pine Belt Sports," joins Tim Doherty to talk disappointing New Orleans Saints' and University of Southern Mississippi football.
The New York Giants and New England Patriots assistant Joe Judge are working on a deal for him to become the team’s head coach, a surprising move for the four-time Super Bowl-winning franchise that tumbled to the bottom of the NFL in recent years, a person familiar with the negotiations told The As
Saturday’s Armed Forces Bowl featuring Southern Mis (7-5) and Tulane (6-6) will be the 31st meeting between the two schools and the first outside of Hattiesburg or New Orleans.
There was no question what Jack Abraham would be when he grew up.The son of former Ole Miss quarterback Michael, Jack took after his dad early and often.
The 2019 calendar year began like every other – a fourth straight girls soccer state championship for Sacred Heart – the sixth under coach Poppa Fall in 7 years. And for the first time since 2013, the boys team took home a gold ball as well...
The Golden Eagles held their final football practice of 2019 on Monday at “The Rock.”Southern Miss travels to Fort Worth, Texas on New Year’s Eve in anticipation of the Armed Forces Bowl on Saturday.
Christmas came a week early for many Pine Belt athletes and the respective universities they signed scholarships with on Wednesday’s National Signing Day.Several local players inked with four-year schools during December’s early signing period...
The University of Southern Mississippi football team returned to practice Friday in preparation of the 17th annual Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 4 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Nine University of Southern Mississippi football players were named first-team or second-team All-Conference USA for football or to the league's All-Freshman unit.
“This is a partnership here coming together today that I believe takes Ole Miss to the national level,” said Kiffin. “I’ve said before there’s football, and then there’s the SEC.”
