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February 23, 2010

Recruiting: 2-star players that are All-Stars…

Recruiting: 2-star players that are All-Stars… Darn you, recruiting services. Every year, I try to give hope to the downtrodden by choosing an all-star team stocked completely with players who were either underrated or ignored by the starmakers among the recruiting cognoscenti. The problem? It keeps getting harder. The tendrils of recruiting coverage have dug…
Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 23, 2010

An opportunity for a Rebel with a modern cause

An opportunity for a Rebel with a modern cause At a ho-hum University of Mississippi football game in 1973, my junior year, two fellow black students decided to make a bold political statement — and stir up a little outrage — in the stands. They grabbed a Confederate battle flag, a staple at all Ole…