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Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen leads his team onto the field before a 34-23 victory over UMass last weekend in Starkville The Bulldogs will again he home this Saturday, but the competition level will much higher with No. 1 Alabama coming to town.

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Mullen looking for first win vs. Crimson Tide
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Tue,11/07/17-3:11PM , 117 Reads
Dan Mullen is still searching for that elusive first win against Alabama.

The Mississippi State head coach is 0-8 in his career against Alabama. And it has been 10 years since MSU earned a win over the Crimson Tide, so exactly how does a guy like Mullen rally his troops to accomplish something that hasn’t happened in a decade?
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Burrus: Prescott, Smith have bond through Mullen
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Sun,11/05/17-4:18AM , 145 Reads
Alex Smith and Dak Prescott have only really met once, but they still have an unusually strong bond.
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Rick Comegy has never won more than two games in a season in his time at Mississippi Valley State. The fourth-year MVSU head coach can change that Saturday with a victory over winless Texas Southern.

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Tigers limp into Valley seeking first win
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Fri,11/03/17-2:20PM , 116 Reads
Jackson State rolled into Itta Bena last week and picked up its first win of the season. Texas Southern is hoping to do the same this week.

TSU limps into Rice-Totten Stadium Saturday at 0-7, 0-3 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference after last week’s 50-24 defeat to Grambling State.
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Greenwood High School quarterback Jaylen Stanley runs with the ball as senior tackle Kwatrivous Johnson (69) blocks on the back side of the play. Stanley provides the Bulldogs with a dual threat at quarterback now that he has progressed as a passer in his first full season at the position.

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Bulldogs not overlooking 5-6 first-round opponent
By BILL BURRRUS - Sports Editor
Thu,11/02/17-1:25PM , 135 Reads
Greenwood is on a mission after having its state playoff run cut short in 2016.

“This team is on a quest, but we can’t afford to look ahead,” said GHS coach Clinton Gatewood, whose team lost 35-14 in the second round last year to Pontotoc, which went on to lose 21-14 to Lafayette in the North 4A finals.
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