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From the SEC to the NFL

Mississippi State University is the top team in the country, and there really is no argument as to why the Bulldogs should be No. 1. MSU has played one of the toughest schedules and won each contest.

Breaking Down the Ballots: Mississippi Teams Could Continue to Dominate

The Mississippi-mania sweeping college football is more than just a temporary condition. It just keeps getting better for the Magnolia state's Southeastern Conference teams.

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Mississippi State Bulldogs Take Top Spot In AP College Football Poll

Mississippi State is the new No. 1 in The Associated Press college football poll, replacing Florida State and making the fastest rise to the top spot in the history of the poll.

Dak Prescott Emerges As Legitimate Heisman Contender

The Heisman Trophy race, much like the playoff chase, took a detour last weekend. The presumptive favorite, Marcus Mariota of Oregon, was unable to prevent his team from being upset. Dak Prescott emerged as a legitimate contender for Mississippi State and a couple of guys who were trending in September — Kenny Hill of Texas A&M and Ameer Abdullah of Nebraska — cooled off.

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No. 3 Mississippi State Set to Host No. 2 Auburn in Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — It wasn't long ago that the mention of the numbers three and two brought sarcastic jokes and eye rolls from fans of Auburn and Mississippi State. Now, they bring a sense of pride.

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Ole Miss Faces Aggies They've Never Beaten, Crowd Expected to Top 100,000

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — No. 3 Mississippi didn't spend long celebrating its big win over Alabama. Not with No. 14 Texas A&M up next, a team the Rebels have never beaten and a school that has sent them to close losses the last two seasons on their home field.

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Mississippi Mania II

I felt anxious as Mississippi prepared to be front and center in the college-football world. Fans of any team in this state can tell you how many times they have had their hearts ripped out as expectations rose.

JFP College Football Top 25 Poll: Week Six

It was a bloodbath for Top 25 teams last week. Ranked teams were going down faster than characters in a "Walking Dead" season finale.

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Prescott and Bulldogs Make a State-ment in Starkville

STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Dak Prescott took the snap and saw nothing but empty field between him and the goal line. Instead of handing off the ball, the Mississippi State quarterback decided to take care of it himself, doing just a little bit of a high step as he went into the end zone.

Tear Up the College Polls; Who Will Be Top 5 On Sunday?

The biggest weekend of the college football season delivered a sensational Saturday that included three of the top six teams in The Associated Press poll getting beat.

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Ole Miss Probe Magnifies Big Weekend for Rebels, Bulldogs

The Magnolia State was already going to be in the national spotlight this weekend with both Mississippi State and Ole Miss—among college football's elite teams—playing host to national powerhouses.

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  • By R.L. Nave, Associated Press
  • October 2, 2014
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Derek Jeter

Two of the biggest rivals in Major League Baseball, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox, took a timeout from their hatred of each other on Sunday to honor Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.

JFP College Football Top 25 Poll: Week Five

The rest of the early contenders are closing in on Florida State. The Seminoles have been nowhere near as dominant this season as they were last season.

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A Special Football Week in Mississippi

In my 36 years of life, I have never seen the college football world so squarely focused on Mississippi. Maybe it is a year for dark horses in the SEC. Maybe the time has come for the last to be first and the first to be last in the SEC West.

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Winning the Wrong Way

Times are changing, and the NFL is learning that the hard way with public backlash to the recent family-violence cases.

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