Archives: 2017

Video: Joe Moorhead Introduced as New Mississippi State Head Football Coach

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) – Hundreds of fans greeted Joe Moorhead upon his arrival to Starkville Wednesday, and a new era of Mississippi State football was ushered in at the 44-year-old’s introductory press conference on Thursday at the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex. Moorhead, the 33rd head coach in MSU football history, met with his new team on Thursday morning…

VIDEO: Presidential Library Opens Its Doors

MISSISSIPPI STATE, Miss. (WCBI) – The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library at Mississippi State is now open. It took 2 years, $10 million, and the collection of 30,000 historical artifacts, but at long last the exhibit is open. This is the largest collection of Grant memorabilia, and now Mississippi State is one of only five universities with a presidential library. The…

UPDATE: Mysterious “Boom” Heard in Caledonia

CALEDONIA, Miss. (WCBI)- Many WCBI viewers wrote in asking about a mysterious boom Wednesday in Caledonia. After reaching out to different organizations trying to determine what it could have been, the Columbus Air Force Base says the noise possibly came from a T-38 Talon as it took off for practice take offs and landings. Master Sgt. Amanda Savannah says, there could…

Grant Library Opening

The grand opening celebration for the Grant Presidential Library is tomorrow at 2 p.m. The event is open to the public.

Ole Miss Women Rally to Defeat Middle Tennessee at The Pavilion

OXFORD, Miss. (WCBI/Ole Miss Athletics) – Ole Miss head coach Matt Insell preached toughness in every facet of the game in his pregame speech. As it turned out, the Rebels relied on exactly that to rally to victory over Middle Tennessee on Wednesday night at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. The Rebels’ senior leader, Shandricka Sessom, went down with a knee injury at the 2:01 mark of…

Video: Joe Moorhead Welcomed to Starkville by Hundreds of MSU Fans at Bryan Airport

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) — Joe Moorhead, the 2016 National Offensive Coordinator of the Year and the mastermind behind Penn State’s offensive juggernaut the past two seasons, has been named Mississippi State’s 33rd head football coach, Director of Athletics John Cohen announced Wednesday. “During our search, it became unequivocally clear who our next football coach was and that man was…