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Report: Johnthan Banks to Sign with Houston Texans

HOUSTON, Tx. (WCBI) — One former area star is returning to the gridiron. Former East Webster Wolverine and Mississippi State Bulldog will be joining the Houston Texans according to the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson. Banks, the 2012 Thorpe Award Winner, was drafted in the 2nd round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2013 NFL […]

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EMCC Moves up to No. 1 in Newest NJCAA Top 20 Football Poll

(Photo Courtesy: EMCC Athletics) COLORADO SPRINGS (WCBI/NJCAA) — This week’s NJCAA football rankings were released Tuesday by the NJCAA Football Poll Committee. East Mississippi took over the top spot in the poll with a slim margin over No. 2 Arizona Western. The top-10 saw a major shakeup after four upsets over the weekend. NJCAA Football Top […]

19 hours ago

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Dan Mullen Named National Coach of the Week

(Photo Courtesy: Kelly Price, MSU Athletics) STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI/MSU Athletics) — The national honors continue to roll in for Mississippi State football as head coach Dan Mullen was recognized as the Bobby Dodd Trophy National Coach of the Week, it was announced by officials from the Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Chick-fil-A Peach […]

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2017 Mississippi AP High School Football Polls – Week 6: September 19, 2017

(AP) — Here are Mississippi’s top high school football teams in each class as selected by a panel of Associated Press state sports writers. Class Overall School                          W-L    Pts Prv 1. West Point (9)              (4-0)  114 1 2. Pearl (2)                   (5-0)  108 2 3. Tupelo                      (4-0)  97  3 4. Starkville                  (4-1)  […]

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SEC Reveals 2018 Football Schedules for All 14 Conference Teams

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WCBI/SEC) – The Southeastern Conference today announced the football schedules for all 14 SEC schools for the 2018 season. With 13 playing weekends, the 2018 schedule includes one open date for each team and conference contests scheduled each week beginning the second weekend of September. Each SEC team will play eight conference football […]