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October 27, 2008

Redshirt, be danged: Croom plays Clark to get wins right now

Redshirt, be danged: Croom plays Clark to get wins right now STARKVILLE — Two days before Saturday’s 31-22 Mississippi State win over Middle Tennessee State, MSU coach Sylvester Croom said he was comfortable burning a redshirt this late in the season “if I thought he could help us win the game.” Exhibit A of that…
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October 26, 2008

SEC head coaches were schooled by humble beginnings

SEC head coaches were schooled by humble beginnings Tommy Tuberville painted bus benches in Miami and worked as a janitor on the cruise ships. Nick Saban worked the graveyard shift at Rodeway trucking and drove a Coca-Cola truck. Tuberville remembers foraging through the ashtray in his car, which was loaded with half his worldly possessions,…