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Updated: Nov. 25, 2022 at 3:21 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
Both teams sit at a (10-2) record on the year, but that is not the only thing the Gators and Green Wave have in common.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 4:33 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
One former Jackson State star pass rusher will be extra grateful this Thanksgiving.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:51 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
After accepting an invite to the Reese’s Senior Bowl just over a week ago, Aubrey Miller Jr. was named a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award Tuesday, an award given to the top defensive player in FCS football.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2022 at 3:49 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
Coach Hall has stabilized the Southern Miss program in his second year at the helm, successfully setting up his Golden Eagles for a chance at bowl eligibility.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:22 AM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The Golden Eagles are soaring on the hardwood at the start of the 2022-2023 season in Ladner’s fourth year in charge.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2022 at 5:09 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The Tigers will host the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game at The Vet on Saturday, December 3. The opponent and time of the contest is TBD.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 11:09 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby, Quentin Smith, Kasie Thomas and Joseph Doehring
The Oak Forest Yellowjackets were crowned the MAIS 5A State Champions for the first time since 2014 and won their third state title in school history.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 3:34 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
Simpson Academy will hope to lift the state championship trophy for the 7th time in school history.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:32 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
After starting off the season suffering tough defeats against the University of North Carolina and the University of Colorado, the Lady Tigers showed fight and responded against the Lady Rangers to secure their first win of the season on the hardwood in Lubbock, Texas.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:29 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The Reese’s Senior Bowl is the nation’s most prestigious event for graduating seniors to display their talent in organized practices and a game in front of NFL scouts upon graduation and completion of college football season.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2022 at 1:40 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The Golden Eagles have a chance to do something special and clinch bowl eligibility with a win against the Jaguars for the first time since 2019.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2022 at 1:57 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The Conerly Trophy is an award given to the most outstanding college football player in the state of Mississippi selected by each college and university with a football program.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 11:23 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby, Holly Emery, Quentin Smith, Kasie Thomas and Joseph Doehring
The Patriots will have a date in the MAIS 6A State Championship game against MRA next Friday.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 4:29 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
A pair of rematches await in the MAIS 6A playoff bracket as the Jackson Prep Patriots (10-1) host the Hartfield Hawks (9-2) and the Jackson Academy Raiders (9-3) travel to Madison and look to send the defending MAIS 6A champs, MRA (9-3), packing early in crucial semifinal matchups.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 8:01 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The 2022 College World Series National Champions, the Ole Miss Rebels, visited Children’s of Mississippi Thursday.
‘Here we go again’: Coach Prime calls for Governor, Mayor to ‘huddle up,’ fix Jackson’s water crisis
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 7:22 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby and Anthony Warren
In a video posted on social media Thursday, Jackson State University football coach Deion Sanders says the university is again without water and is urging the two elected leaders to put their differences aside to do what’s best for the people of Jackson.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 5:02 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The winners were selected by high school coaches and members of the media state-wide.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:22 AM CST
|By Garrett Busby
After taking starting quarterback Zach Wilcke out of the game last Saturday, it is unclear who will start the game at QB and lead the offense.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The Jackson State Athletics Department continues to make history.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 3:04 PM CST
|By Garrett Busby
The undefeated No. 5 Jackson State Tigers blitz past the Texas Southern Tigers to continue their historic start to the season.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 11:09 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby, Quentin Smith, Holly Emery, Joseph Doehring and Kasie Thomas
Déjà Vu made an appearance Friday night between the two squads. Just like last Friday, the Raiders began the game with the first score with a short-ranged field goal splitting the uprights midway through the first quarter.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Jackson Academy escaped McComb with a 20-13 victory, making this week’s matchup that much more interesting.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 2:58 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The original realignment agreement was announced in April, moving Mississippi high school classes from six to seven classifications for sports.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 6:20 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Former Ole Miss quarterback Matt Corral won the award last year after leading the Rebels to a 10-3 season, Ole Miss’ first 10-win regular season in their history.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
With a win on Saturday, the Golden Eagles have a chance to become eligible for a bowl game for the first time since 2019.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2022 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby and Quentin Smith
JSU improved to 8-0 to start their season for the first time in school history on a day with multiple firsts for the university.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 11:46 PM CDT
|By Holly Emery, Garrett Busby, Quentin Smith, Joseph Doehring and Kasie Thomas
The Neshoba Central Rockets traveled to the capital city to take on the Callaway Chargers in a crucial Region 2 matchup to highlight Week 11 of Mississippi high school football.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 3:48 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
ESPN has not released who will replace him for the show’s first-ever visit to Jackson State.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 3:03 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Chargers began the season on a six-game winning streak, including a statement win over then 5A-2 favorites, the Ridgeland Titans 41-26.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 12:37 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Under the national spotlight in primetime action Thursday night, the Golden Eagles were not blinded. Instead, they soared. This begs the question: Is Southern Miss football back?
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 2:50 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Tigers beat the Prairie View A&M Panthers 27-10 in the 2021 SWAC Championship last December to earn the rings and finished last season with eleven wins and just two losses.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 4:11 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Jackson State University’s decorated band, the “Sonic Boom of the South,” is set to perform in the Boom Box Battle of the Bands Friday night.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 10:50 AM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Golden Eagles will be rewarded for their efforts with their contest against defending Sun Belt champs, the Lousiana Ragin’ Cajuns, gracing the national spotlight Thursday night in “the Rock.”
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 3:31 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Vet housed 51,596 fans, by far the most this season, with celebrity rappers Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross in the building to experience the homecoming festivities in the capital city.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2022 at 1:11 PM CDT
|By WLBT.com Staff and Garrett Busby
College GameDay is headed to the Capital City as Jackson State University faces off against Southern University in a SWAC showdown.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 11:33 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby, Quentin Smith, Holly Emery and Kasie Thomas
The Jackson Prep Patriots avoided a late Hartfield comeback to seal a crucial MAIS 6A-1 victory over the Hartfield Hawks 28-19.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:08 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
There are just two weeks left of MAIS high school football regular season play, with divisions and playoff brackets starting to take shape.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Lange, a capital city native, played high school football at one of the most prestigious and rich football programs in the state - Jackson Prep. From dominating and winning game after game, to joining a rebuilding Southern Miss football program in 2020 as a walk-on could have been a culture shock for the young quarterback.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 6:10 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The selections include four former NFL players, a women’s basketball player and coach, a highly successful college baseball coach, and the first-ever skeet shooter to be inducted.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2022 at 1:26 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles won their first homecoming game since 2019 and their first-ever Sun Belt Conference game against the Arkansas State Red Wolves 20-19 Saturday night.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2022 at 3:42 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The No. 7 Jackson State Tigers blowout the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats on the road behind a career day from Heisman candidate quarterback Shedeur Sanders and the No. 1 defense in the FCS.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 11:17 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby, Quentin Smith, Holly Emery, Kasie Thomas and Joseph Doehring
The Vicksburg Gators dismantled an injury-riddled Ridgeland Titans in a crucial MHSAA 5A Region 2 matchup to highlight week 9 of Mississippi high school football.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 3:55 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Ridgeland Titans (5-2) host the Vicksburg Gators (5-2) to highlight Week 9 of Mississippi high school football action in a key 5A Region 2 matchup in a 5-way race for the top spot.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:59 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
The Southern Miss Golden Eagles (2-3) will look to bounce back on homecoming weekend against the Arkansas State Red Wolves (2-4) in search of their first Sun Belt victory.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 4:29 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Just two weeks after signing with PLB Sports and Entertainment and launching his barbecue sauce, #2 BBQ, The Jackson State Tiger continues to take care of business off the field.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:05 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
From teammates to rivals, two former Brandon High School football players have rewritten the record books on the gridiron this past Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2022 at 3:23 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
JSU crashed ASU’s homecoming parade with a 26-12 victory, proving “all money ain’t good money.”
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 11:26 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby, Quentin Smith, Holly Emery, Kasie Thomas and Joseph Doehring
The No. 10 Clinton Arrows used a second-half burst to upset the No. 2 and MHSAA 6a defending state champions Madison Central Jaguars 38-31 to claim the top spot in Region 2-6a.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 4:27 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Defending MHSAA 6a state champions, the #2 Madison Central Jaguars (4-1) host the #10 Clinton Arrows (3-2) in a vital Region 2 matchup Friday at 7 p.m. in “the Jungle.”
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 9:44 PM CDT
|By Garrett Busby
Head Coach and former NBA champion Mo Williams has made an immediate impact in his first year at his hometown’s university, scheduling games against six traditional Power 5 schools across the country.
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