Mississippi Sports
Opinions on State’s hire of Lebby, on Kiffin, on USM keeping Hall, and the Conerly Trophy
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 27, 2023 So much happening in Mississippi sports and so much upon which to comment. Here goes: Mississippi State hired Oklahoma offensive coordinator...
When the ‘Farmer Boys’ of Mississippi A&M splashed to victory over University
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 20, 2023 Ole Miss and Mississippi State will play football for the 118th time Thursday in Starkville. The weather forecast calls for partly cloudy...
A game this big for Ole Miss? Think back 20 years ago to LSU and Eli Manning
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today November 6, 2023 And so, the question is asked: When was the last time Ole Miss played a football game as important and meaningful as the one the Rebels will...
The Hank Aaron Big Show returns
Major League Baseball sits at an all-time low with just over 6% of its players being African-American, a drastic and continual decline from 35 years ago, when the percentage of African-American...
64 years later, Chunkin’ Charlie still holds state’s best NFL passer rating
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today October 25, 2023 Brett Favre famously won three NFL MVP trophies. Eli Manning was a Super Bowl MVP, twice, beating Tom Brady both times. Steve McNair was once a...
There’s a lot of Delta State involved in Saturday’s Ole Miss-Auburn game
by Rick Cleveland, Mississippi Today October 19, 2023 When Ole Miss and Auburn face off Saturday night for an important SEC football game at Auburn, much of the ESPN hype will be about Oxford-born...