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Alcorn Picked to Win SWAC East, JSU Picked Third

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In a vote on Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day, head football coaches and

sports information directors selected Alcorn State University as the favorite to win its fourth-straight SWAC East title. The Braves earned 80 points to finish well ahead of Alabama State University, which garnered 66 points. SWAC officials picked Jackson State University to finish third with 59 votes, and Alabama A&M University ended up in fourth with 45 points. Mississippi Valley State University had the fewest votes overall, with 20 points for fifth place. Coaches and directors picked defending SWAC and Celebration Bowl champion Grambling State University to finish first in the West with 85 points. Continue Reading

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Bulldogs and Rebels to Finish Last in SEC West?

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There wasn’t much love from the media for the Mississippi State University and

University of Mississippi football teams at the SEC Media Days. Media members picked both to finish at the bottom of the SEC West Division. Voters selected MSU (633 points) to finish sixth in the seven-team division, with the Rebels (379 points) receiving the fewest points of any team, coming in dead last. The University of Alabama (1,683 points) was the media’s pick to win the West and the SEC Championship. The media picked Auburn University (,1329 points) to finish second in the West, with Louisiana State University (1,262 points) in third, the University of Arkansas (796 points) in fourth place, and Texas A&M University (722 points) in fifth place. Continue Reading

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Former Rebels Head Coach Sues UM

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Things are getting rough for the University of Mississippi’s football program. Not only is

the school in the middle of an NCAA investigation, but it is also facing a lawsuit from former head coach Houston Nutt. Nutt is suing the university, the Ole Miss Athletics Foundations and the Board of Trustees for the Institutes of Higher Learning for a breach of contract after the school allegedly violated his severance agreement. The suit, which Nutt filed in U.S. District Court in Oxford, also alleges that current Athletic Director Ross Bjork and head football coach Hugh Freeze defamed his character through a smear campaign. Nutt alleges that the defendants made “false and defamatory statements” about him during the recent NCAA investigation. Continue Reading

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The Internet Believes Hugh Freeze is on the Hot Seat

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Note: This post was written before the lawsuit filed by former UM head coach Houston Nutt. University of Mississippi Head Coach Hugh Freeze will face the media for SEC Media

Days on Thursday, July 13, and someone is surely going to ask him about his program’s trouble with the NCAA at some point. It seems that the Rebels have been under investigation for breaking rules forever. At some point, the program will have a date with the Committee on Infractions, and it will have to face the music. The University has stood solidly behind Freeze and is fighting the NCAA’s finding that the program has a lack of institutional control. Continue Reading

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College Football Is Getting Longer

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College-football fans are having to devote more and more time to watching games. Each passing season sees the length of games get longer and longer. The national average game length for the 2013-2014 season, according to NCAA stats, was three hours and 17 minutes. Games went up to three hours and 23 minutes the n

ext season and dropped by one minute in the 2015-2016 season. Last season, game-length average grew to three hours and 24 minutes, making for a total increase of seven minutes over the last four seasons. Continue Reading

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Mayweather Tax Debts Loom Over McGregor Fight

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There is no question that boxer Floyd Mayweather has earned his nickname “Money”

over the course of his career. He has been a massive success in the ring with a 49-0 career record, and he has made a fortune from his boxing exploits—around $700 million. The boxer isn’t shy about showing off his winnings from bets on other sports, either. Mayweather has taken to social media several times to post betting slips and stacks of cash that he has made from gambling. He has posted the rare losing ticket from time to time, as well. Continue Reading

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2017 SEC Media Day Participants

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SEC Media Days, which mark the unofficial start to the college-football season, are upon

us once again. The 14-member conference with the media will head to the Hyatt Regency Birmingham-Wynfrey Hotel in Hoover, Ala., from July 10-13. After an offseason discussing nearly every topic that comes up since the season ended, the media and coaches sometimes go off-script. A few major examples are Florida Gators quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow being asked if he was a virgin and former Vanderbilt University coach Robbie Caldwell discussing turkey insemination. Mostly the questions are safe, and the coach’s answers are even safer. Continue Reading

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Prescott Accused of Fake Autographs

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Last summer, there weren’t many people asking for Dak Prescott’s autograph—at least,

not in comparison to these days. There were Mississippi State University and Dallas Cowboys fans may have been interested in the fourth-round draft pick, but the rest of the nation wasn’t Dak crazy yet. During the early preseason games, Prescott shined brightly. Then, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo ended up hurting his back in a preseason game, and second-string quarterback Kellen Moore broke his leg in practice, so Prescott became the starter. Over the course of his rookie season, Prescott led the Cowboys to several impressive wins, and the team finished 13-3 to end the regular season. Continue Reading

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Most Quarterback Wins for the Money

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Quarterback is without a doubt the most important position in the NFL. Teams throw big

dollars at the position even if the quarterback in question might not be a star. That means players who are just below stardom get paid better at quarterback than stars at other positions. These big paydays often lead to endless debate on whether a quarterback is elite or not. The Oakland Raiders just gave their starting quarterback Derek Carr a major pay raise. Continue Reading

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New Jersey Wins in Supreme Court Will Help Mississippi in Sports Betting

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There is a new and interesting twist to New Jersey’s quest to legalize sports betting. The

U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments on New Jersey’s appeal to offer sports betting. Since passing a sports-betting law in 2012, which Gov. Chris Christie signed, the state has been battling for the right to host sports betting. Christie signed more legislation to legalize sports gambling in 2014. The state has lost in court at nearly every level, as the NCAA, NBA, MLB, NFL and NHL have blocked the law in court. Continue Reading