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Ole Miss fired head football coach Matt Luke on Sunday. “Entering the Egg Bowl we were optimistic that a strong finish to the season could build momentum. However, after stepping away from the emotion of Thursday and evaluating the team as a whole, it was evident that the apathy surrounding the program was too much to overcome,” athletic director Keith Carter said during a Monday press conference.

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Burrus: Ole Miss makes tough, but right call on Luke while MSU makes mistake by keeping Moorhead
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,12/03/19-1:57AM , 350 Reads
Over the weekend, Ole Miss and Mississippi State made big coaching moves, one likely the right, but tough, decision to make a change from Mr. Rebel Matt Luke. The other totally whiffed.

Joe Moorhead at Mississippi State should be the first of the two coaches looking for a new job.
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Greenwood High School’s Calvin Fletcher shows his emotion following Friday night’s 31-14 loss to Corinth in the North 4A title game in Corinth. The Bulldogs end their season at 13-1.

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Corinth puts an end to Bulldogs’ bid for a 4A state championship
By BILL BURRRUS -
Sports Editor
Sat,11/30/19-1:00AM , 312 Reads
CORINTH — This is becoming a painful refrain for the Greenwood Bulldogs.

For the fourth time in six years, Greenwood saw its season end one win shy of the state championship game.
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Greenwood’s Travor Randle heads for the end zone last week for a 2-point conversion run.

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He’ll do his job right way while pulling for the home team
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,11/26/19-1:00AM , 274 Reads
Sports writers, as a general rule, don’t get emotionally invested in our stories. And I feel like I do a pretty good job of that.
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Greenwood coach Clinton Gatewood talks to his offense during a timeout in last week’s win over Louisville.

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Dogs facing Corinth again
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Mon,11/25/19-9:15PM , 176 Reads
For the second straight week, Greenwood’s push for a state championship will have a rematch theme.
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