By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune Sometimes, the things we hate we also love. The NCAA Transfer Portal began in 2018, Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) payments for college players three years later. Together they’ve dramatically changed the landscape of...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune Sometimes football is easy to understand. So it is with Mississippi State this season. When you won just two games the year before changes have to be made. State coach Jeff Lebby has made the changes with his roster...
Thirty baseball players from Mississippi heard their names called in the 2025 Major League Baseball Draft, a remarkable showing that once again put the Magnolia State in the national spotlight for its athletic talent. The draft took place July 13-14 in Atlanta,...
Purvis High School shortstop and Mississippi State signee Jojo Parker was taken eighth overall by the Toronto Blue Jays in the first round of the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft Sunday night. WDAM reported that owned a .489 batting average with 13 home runs,...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune Ole Miss fans could read the room. Or in this case the stadium — their stadium. Mighty Georgia, national champions twice in the previous three seasons, trotted onto the field at Vaught-Hemingway representing what many...
By: Parrish Alford, Magnolia Tribune It’s quite possible Blake Shapen has doubts right now, but they’re not about his ability, an old Mississippi State quarterback says. Shapen also isn’t questioning the confidence Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby has...
