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Final JFP College Football Top 25
All the bowl games are finally over and the Alabama Crimson Tide and the SEC reign supreme over the college football world.
Players of the Day: Mississippi Super Bowl Players
Four NFL teams meet this Sunday, and two will find a spot in Super Bowl XLVII.
The Slate
Folks should feel some hope around Hattiesburg this week—not just about finally getting a winner in the mayoral election—but on the football field.
Remember the 1992 NLCS
One of the longest playoff droughts in North American sports ended last week. The Pittsburgh Pirates earned one of the two wild card berths in MLB's National League, ending the team's 20-year playoff drought, as well as a record 20 years of finishing with a losing season.
L.C. Greenwood
L.C. Greenwood, football legend and Canton native, passed away due to natural causes in a Pittsburgh hospital Sunday, Sept 29. He was 67.
Going Bowling—Maybe
College football is nearing the midway point of the season, and it seems like a good time to look at how the season has gone for Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Jackson State.
JFP Top 25: Week 6
The top 10 teams didn't show any movement this week, but the bottom of the rankings changed with a few unexpected wins from teams higher in the poll.
The Slate
The New Orleans Saints are 5-0 for the third time in franchise history, which brings up some good and some bad memories associated with other two times the Saints started undefeated five weeks into a season.
Keep an Eye On ...
As the football season rolls on, we're getting a good idea of which players will be up for regional and national awards.
Rice Is Alright By Me
I understand that people want the four best teams to make the new college football playoffs system next season. Nobody wants to watch a team that doesn't deserve a spot in the top four getting to play over a deserving team.
The Slate
No New Orleans Saints game this week. Now is a good time to go antiquing with the wife on Sunday afternoon.
JFP Top 25: Week 7
We are seeing a shakeup at the top of the JFP College Football Top 25 Poll after an upset-filled Saturday. Three of the teams in the top 10 lost—and two of those teams lost to unranked teams.
The 1959 Ole Miss Rebels
Tonight, the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame toasts the 1959 Ole Miss Rebels, a team that just might be the best college football team in the history of our state—and maybe even the best college football team in history.
Should JSU Leave the SWAC?
Thanks to the SWAC, Jackson State is still undefeated this conference season. The conference decided that, since Grambling State forfeited the game over the weekend, the Tigers could claim it as a victory.
JFP Top 25: Week 8
We saw plenty of shakeup this week in the JFP Top 25 College Football Poll. It was an upset-filled weekend in the SEC, and Central Florida knocked off Louisville.
The Slate
Did anyone predict the Kansas City Chiefs would be the last undefeated team in the NFL this season? I know I never expected the Chiefs to go 7-0.
Mississippi College Football Team
Mississippi College opened the season with a 52-19 loss to arch-rival Millsaps College in the first game of the year.
USM Must Move On
It has been nearly six years since Southern Miss replaced Jeff Bower as head coach for its football team. Bower had led the Golden Eagles for 17 seasons, but the fan base was ready for a change.
The Slate
This has been one of the craziest World Series in a long time. One game ended with an obstruction call, and another ended with a pickoff play. Will it get any wilder?
Undefeated Majors
Millsaps College provides plenty of reasons to "fear the sword." The Majors are the only four-year university or college football team currently undefeated in the state.