After nearly 50 years of coaching baseball, Hill Denson stepped away from the game he loves on Friday afternoon.The Bay Springs native coached his final two ball games at Belhaven University – the Blazers split a doubleheader with McMurry.
Just six days after Doc Sadler resigned from his post as head coach of USM basketball, it appears Jeremy McClain has made his first hire as athletic director of Southern Miss.Jay Ladner has been hired as head coach of Golden Eagle basketball, first reported by Jeff Goodman of WatchStadium.com.
Spring practice No. 13 served as USM’s annual spring football game on Saturday morning.Despite short lightning delay, Southern Miss fans flocked to The Rock to watch the Gold team pull out a 10-6 win over the Black team.
Neil McLaurin and DeMichael Harris are hoping to make larger contributions to the University of Southern Mississippi football team's success this season.
Jack Abraham has quarterbacked under three different offensive coordinators at Louisiana Tech, Northwest Mississippi Community College and Southern Miss.
Southern Miss began Tuesday night’s contest against South Alabama with a grand slam and a five-run first inning. The Golden Eagles scored just one run the rest of the game in a 15-6 loss to the Jaguars.
Southern Miss is five practices in to the spring football season as the Golden Eagles prepare for April 13th’s spring game.Several new faces infiltrate “The Rock” including co-offensive coordinator Buster Faulkner.
Winners of eight straight games, Southern Miss seeks its third consecutive Conference USA sweep at UTSA this weekend.The reigning C-USA pitcher of the week Walker Powell gets the ball on Friday night, headlining a pitching staff that ranks 20th in the nation and 12th in earned run average (2.77).
The Golden Eagles started off their road trip on the right foot with a shut out win over Nicholls State in Metairie on Tuesday night at Shrine Park. It is the eighth consecutive win for USM. The team improves to 16-6 on the season.
Several Golden Eagles flocked to “The Rock” on Monday afternoon to participate in USM’s Pro Day.Among the Southern Miss graduates competing in front of NFL scouts, defensive back Picasso Nelson Jr. sprinted to a 40-yard dash time of 4.41 seconds.
The Lady Eagles are still alive in March.Southern Miss (18-13) hosts North Alabama (20-8) on Monday at 6 p.m. in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational.
Southern Miss is three days into spring football practice and several new Golden Eagle coaches are becoming acclimated with coach Jay Hopson’s program.Six coaches fill new positions at USM this spring, namely Buster Faulkner who will share play-calling duties with Scotty Walden.
Bryant Bowen drove in five runs with three hits as Southern Miss swept its opening Conference USA baseball series with a 10-5 victory over Louisiana Tech Sunday at J.C. Love Field.
Doc Sadler got a call from Tevester Anderson in 2015. The former Jackson State basketball coach told Sadler he needed to check out this kid.That kid was Cortez Edwards - a skinny, 6-foot-2 guard from Kissimmee, Florida whose only Division I offer at the time was from Tennessee Tech.
It took some time, but when the University of Southern Mississippi opens its spring football season a week from Monday, the Golden Eagles are expected to have its entire coaching staff in place.
The Golden Eagles’ five seniors were honored during a pregame ceremony and then sent off in fine fashion as USM routed the visiting University of Texas-San Antonio 81-48. (Photo source: Southern Miss Athletics)
The University of Southern Mississippi announced a schedule change to the Golden Eagles’ baseball series this weekend against Holy Cross due to expected rain.
For the first time in school history, Southern Miss sends four male athletes to the NCAA Track and Field indoor championships.For senior McKinely West, it will be his second time on the national stage after qualifying for the 2018 Outdoor Championships in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.
Game 3 of the weekend series between USM and Gonzaga was canceled due to weather. The Golden Eagles will face Southern this Tuesday, March 5 at Pete Taylor Park at 6 p.m.
In his first season as a Division I head coach, Doc Sadler led UTEP to the 2005 NCAA Tournament.He has not returned to the “Big Dance” since that time. However, it’s always been the goal of the coach with over 30 years of experience in college basketball.
Southern Miss receivers coach Scotty Walden has been promoted to co-offensive coordinator, Jay Hopson confirmed to WDAM on Tuesday.Walden has spent the last two seasons as the Golden Eagles’ wide receivers coach and will continue to coach that position.
The University of Southern Mississippi baseball team opened a three-game series against Mississippi State University with a 1-0 extra-inning win on Friday afternoon at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville.
USM baseball will meet in-state rival Ole Miss for a huge matchup at Trustmark Park in Pearl on April 9. Tickets for the big game went on sale Friday morning.
Brant Blaylock is the newest newcomer to Southern Miss baseball.When one talks about first impressions, Blaylock has it figured out. In his first at-bat as a Golden Eagle, he homered on a full count with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning...
Southern Miss has won six games in a row, rising to third place in the Conference USA standings.The Golden Eagles (17-9, 9-5 C-USA) enters “Pod Play,” in which they face four of the top teams among them...
After opening the season with a three-game sweep of Purdue, Southern Miss baseball fans will have to wait a few more days to see the Golden Eagles take the field again.Wednesday’s scheduled contest with Troy at Trustmark Park has been postponed due to expected rain in the forecast.
