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December 1, 2008
College football success about $, not X’s and O’s
College football success about $, not X’s and O’s Another year, another Egg Bowl, another scramble to another press conference. A year ago, it was Ole Miss coach Ed Orgeron getting whacked. After being beaten by Mississippi State and Sylvester Croom. Now it was Croom getting whacked. After being beaten by Ole Miss and Houston…
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December 1, 2008
Resignation Raises Issue of Minorities in Coaching
Resignation Raises Issue of Minorities in Coaching Mississippi State Coach Sylvester Croom resigned on Saturday, ending his tenure as the only African-American head football coach in Southeastern Conference history. The number of African-American coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision has dwindled to three among the 119 teams, the fewest since 1993. There are 10 open…
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December 1, 2008
The story ESPN doesn’t want you to know (Whitlock is the best in the country)
The story ESPN doesn’t want you to know (Whitlock is the best in the country) This was going to be your run-of-the-mill, I-told-you-so column gloating about my Ball State Cardinals running the regular-season table and climbing to No. 15 in the BCS poll. I predicted all of this in August, and many of you justifiably…
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December 1, 2008
Urbanator keeps routing arch-antagonists
Urbanator keeps routing arch-antagonists TALLAHASSEE — The rival killer was singing. Singing in the rain. What a glorious feeling. He was dominant again. Once more, after his Florida Gators had annihilated yet another rival, Urban Meyer stood on an enemy field in a downpour and joyously sang the school fight song with his Seminole-stomping, Gator-chomping…
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December 1, 2008
Fulmer handles final walk with class
Fulmer handles final walk with class KNOXVILLE — Cross John Majors Way. Take a left on Lake Loudoun Boulevard. Turn right on Volunteer Boulevard. Bear right on Peyton Manning Pass. At the bottom of the hill, turn left on Phillip Fulmer Way. Insert irony here. In good times, they name streets after you. In bad…
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November 30, 2008
Ranks of black coaches dwindle with Sylvester Croom’s resignation
Ranks of black coaches dwindle with Sylvester Croom’s resignation And then there were three. The number of black head football coaches in major college football has been cut in half in the last month or so, with Sylvester Croom, the coach who broke the Southeastern Conference’s football color barrier, the latest to go. Croom resigned…
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November 30, 2008
Charlie Weis wrong face to represent Notre Dame
Charlie Weis wrong face to represent Notre Dame At first blush, there would seem to be two simple choices in the Charlie Weis mess. If you believe Notre Dame football should be much, much more than it is now, then Weis should be sent packing. If you believe the college football landscape is very different…
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November 30, 2008
Greg Byrne to take on recruiting role directly
MISS. STATE FOOTBALL:Search begins today Byrne is doing his best to keep Croom’s foundation intact. He took a test Saturday to become an NCAA-certified recruiter and will be calling the Bulldogs’ high school commitments starting today, which is the first day of an open period for recruiters to speak with prospects. Such hands-on involvement by…
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November 30, 2008
Croom can walk away with his head held high
Croom can walk away with his head held high There are so many things to like about Croom, the first black head football coach in SEC history. He’s as honest as the day is long, the kind of coach you’d want your son to play for and fiercely loyal. He’s also unbelievably stubborn. The quickest…
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November 30, 2008
Critics, boosters have varied takes
Critics, boosters have varied takes “Disappointed, but understandable,” said McPherson, an Indianola native who now lives in Memphis. “That’s the problem. I don’t know if this is the best thing for the program because I don’t think we really wanted to start over at the head coaching position.” Croom, who made history in 2003 when…
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November 30, 2008
Croom Timeline
Croom Timeline Aug. 30, 2008 MSU opens Croom’s fifth season as coach with an embarrassing 22-14 loss to Louisiana Tech. Said Croom: “I found out what I needed to find out, but I found out in the worst way. We are an undisciplined football team.” Sept. 13, 2008 MSU gets just 116 total yards and…
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November 30, 2008
Millsaps beat by Washington & Jefferson 35-20
Millsaps beat by Washington & Jefferson 35-20 Senior running back Curt Jones rushed for a career-high 208 yards and four touchdowns on 31 carries and senior teammate Bobby Swallow completed 22-of-31 passes for 246 yards, as 19th-ranked Washington & Jefferson outscored Millsaps 21-3 in the second half to upset the 3rd-ranked Majors 35-20 and advance…
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Historic Jefferson College being transformed into regional preservation field school
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October 17, 2025
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October 7, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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September 25, 2025
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October 17, 2025
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October 16, 2025
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Roger Wicker
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October 17, 2025
Annual defense legislation passed by Senate good for Mississippi, nation
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October 16, 2025
Lindsey Whiteside’s DeSoto County sexual predator case reveals an infuriating double standard, dark underbelly of school politics
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October 15, 2025
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