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High Anxiety At JSU

This week's Jackson State at Southern football game at Baton Rouge seems to have an unusual amount of pregame drama. First, JSU coach Rick Comegy said he had heard about the "hostile situation" inside and outside of the glorified high school stadium the Jaguars call their home field. Comegy apologized and was reprimanded by the SWAC. But he will be allowed to coach the game.

Instant Replay: College Football, Oct. 3

Rice 31, Southern Miss 29: The Owls upset the Eagles (20-point favorites) in C-USA's Battle of the Birds. Talk about an ugly-ass loss.

Instant Replay: College Football, Sept. 29

South Carolina 38, Mississippi State 21: The Bulldogs hung with the Gamecocks for most of the way, but they didn't have enough bullets (or a good enough QB) to beat the Ol' Ball Coach.

USM QB Out

The Clarion-Ledger reports that Southern Miss quarterback Jeremy Young is expected to miss two to five weeks after suffering an ankle injury during Thursday night's 38-16 loss at Boise State. Young, a former Provine star, suffered a high ankle sprain midway through the third quarter, effectively ending USM's slim hopes of a comeback.

Instant Replay: College Football, Sept. 27

Boise State 38, Southern Miss 16: The Golden Eagles went up to Idaho for a high-profile national TV game ... and got spanked. There's something about that blue field that doesn't agree with USM. Oh well, they're still on track to win the CUSA title and the coveted Liberty Bowl berth that goes with.

Ron Mexico: The Doobie Brother

Confessed dog killer and former NFL quarterback Michael Vick has tested positive for marijuana. No way! Authorities will be keeping a tighter rein on Mr. Vick until they throw him into the hole.

Saints Turn Back Into Aints?

The New Orleans Saints fell to 0-3 with Monday night's 31-14 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Is it too early to bury them? And here's more bad news: Deuce McAllister suffered a season-ending knee injury for the second time in three seasons.

Instant Replay, College Football Sept. 22

Florida 30, Ole Miss 24: The Rebels hang tough with the nation's No. 3 team. So tough, that Florida dropped in the AP poll after winning. Meanwhile, even the national radio talk show hosts are on Reb Coach Ed Orgeron's case now.

Ole Miss Ruined?

The Ole Miss football program is ruined, thanks to Ed Orgeron, and Rebel fans are in a state of denial. So says Reb alumnus and new Doctor S favorite Steve Godfrey.

MSU-South Carolina To Be Televised

From MSU: Mississippi State's football game at South Carolina, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 29, will be televised by Lincoln Financial Sports (Ch. 12 in Jackson).

Instant Replay: College Football, Sept. 15

Doctor S was MIA last weekend, but he's back on the job. The first order of business is what happened in state college football this week:

Instant Replay, College Football, Sept. 1

Delta State 27, Jackson State 15: The Division II Statesmen humble the Tigers. Doctor S warned you that this might happen.

Instant Replay: College Football, Aug. 30

LSU 45, Mississippi State 0: Remember when Doctor S predicted the Bulldogs would win six games? Based on what happened up in Starkville Thursday night, State will be lucky to score six points.

Adams To Start For Rebs

The battle at quarterback at Ole Miss is over (for now). The school announced Friday that coach Ed Orgeron had named Seth Adams, a Hinds CC alumnus and former walk-on, the Rebels' starting quarterback for the season opener at Memphis.

A Saintly Return

New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister has told local fans that the Saints' desire to return to Jackson this week for training camp at Millsaps College was based on two things: conditioning and karma.

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