Bramlett, Lee named MSU nominees for McWhorter Award
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 30 – Softball player Chelsea Bramlett and football player Tyson Lee have been nominated by Mississippi State University for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship. The H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship has been presented by the Southeastern Conference since 1986 to the league’s top male and female scholar-athletes.... Read More
Clark hired as MSU’s Dir. of Football Operations
STARKVILLE, Miss. – Mississippi State head football coach Dan Mullen has announced the hiring of Jon Clark as Assistant Athletic Director for Football Operations, pending approval from the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Clark, who began work on Monday, comes to Mississippi State after five seasons at the University of Florida, where he served as the Director... Read More
DSU to host “Spring Sports Weekend”; 3rd Annual Wyatt Golf Tourney
CLEVELAND –Delta State University Athletics will sponsor the 15th annual Spring Sports Weekend April 23-25 with events planned for the entire family. The annual events features the Athletic and Alumni Coaches Hall of Fame Banquet, Wyatt Golf Tournament and one of the biggest baseball series of the season, as the Statesmen hosts Southern Arkansas to wrap up Gulf South Conference play. The weekend... Read More
Ole Miss moves indoors for 2nd Spring practice
OXFORD, Miss. – Wet field conditions moved Ole Miss inside the Indoor Practice Facility for the second day of spring football drills. The Rebels worked out for two hours in helmets and shorts in the final non-contact practice before putting out the pads Monday. “I really like our team,” said Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt. “We have a lot of learning to do. We had 19 drops... Read More
Reb’s Robertson sets school record at Alabama Relays
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Freshman Ricky Robertson set a new school record and won the high jump with a height of 7-03.25 Sunday afternoon on the final day of the Alabama Relays. Robertson surpassed the previous school record of 7-02.50 that he set last weekend at the Rhodes Invitational. Sophomore Brian Knight took second in the event and posted the second-highest mark in school history with a height... Read More
DSU’s Griffin strikes out 10 in 6-1 win
SEARCY, Ark. – Trey Griffin struck out 10 Harding batters and scattered three hits in a 6-1 complete-game victory for the No. 21 Statesmen (20-10-1, 5-3 GSC) of Delta State University over the Bisons (15-17, 3-5 GSC) on Sunday at Jerry Moore Field. The win claims the series for the Statesmen 2-1 over the Bisons and keeps the Statesmen in third place in the Gulf South West Division race. Harding... Read More
Rebels open Spring Football Drills
OXFORD, Miss. – Ole Miss kicked off spring football drills Saturday with a windy and lengthy workout on the team practice fields. A crowd of approximately 400 fans and recruits were on hand, as the Rebels trained for close to three hours in helmets and shorts under sunny skies but gusting winds. “It was a really long teaching day,” said Houston Nutt, who begins his third spring as Ole Miss head... Read More
Mullen pleased with Effort & Intensity
STARKVILLE, Miss. – After a pair of practices in helmets only to begin the spring, head football coach Dan Mullen put his team through an intense day of work on the first day in full pads. While he was pleased with some aspects of the team’s work, he noted there is still a lot of room for improvement. “Our intensity and effort were good today, but we were sloppy in our execution,” Mullen said.... Read More
USM uses Friday practice for Corrections
HATTIESBURG, Miss. – The Southern Miss football team is now over halfway through its spring drills after participating in its eighth practice Friday afternoon at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at Roberts Stadium. The Golden Eagles went through a 2 hour, 30 minute workout in full pads that included corrections from their mini scrimmage over the final half of practice just two days before. “We spent a lot... Read More
McCluster, NFL panel part of Grove Bowl Weekend
OXFORD, Miss. – Dexter McCluster headlines a group of former Ole Miss Rebels set to take part in an awards ceremony and panel discussion on the National Football League during 2010 Grove Bowl festivities. Hours before kickoff of the annual spring game, “Path to the Draft: Ole Miss to the NFL” will be held April 17 at 11 a.m. CT on the Grove stage and will be emceed by CBS Sports’... Read More
