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Coaches’ preseason Top 25 poll is out, which means, well, nothing at all

August 11, 2023Articles, College Football, NCAA Football, News, PressedCoaches' Poll, Mississippi Today, NCAA Football, Rick Cleveland, USAToday

USA Today released its Coaches preseason college football poll, which has the Internet and the sports talk shows buzzing. And that’s OK, as long as you realize that the preseason…

All Ron Polk did in Mississippi was make college baseball matter

April 13, 2023Articles, College Baseball, NCAA, News, PressedCollege baseball, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldog Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi Today, NCAA Baseball Rule Changes, Rick Cleveland, Ron Polk, SEC Baseball

This was back in December of 1975. Ron Polk, who was 31, had just been hired from Georgia Southern as the baseball coach at Mississippi State for a salary of…

Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame announces Class of 2023

October 19, 2022Articles, Awards, College Baseball, College Football, Events, MLB, NCAA, News, NFL, PressedClass of 2023, John Mangum, Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame, Mississippi State Baseball, Mississippi State Bulldogs, Mississippi Today, NCAA, Paul Maholm, Rick Cleveland, SEC Baseball

The Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame will induct a diverse class in 2023, including former Diamond Dog great Paul Maholm. Tap below to read the article by Rick Cleveland for…