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JFP College Football Top 25: Week Nine

College football is about to enter its final month in the regular season. Each week comes with de-facto playoff games as one-loss teams face each other.

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Magic Johnson

Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr.'s million-dollar smile made him a star on and off the basketball court. He was the face of the "Showtime" Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980s and …

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The Slate

There have been fewer heartbreaking losses than what happened to Ole Miss on Saturday. It is tough to have the game-winning touchdown and star wide receiver taken away in one …

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Elimination Saturday

College football is going to give us a full slate of meaningful games this Saturday. As many as six of them could affect the playoff picture and the national-championship race. …

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JFP College Football Top 25 Poll: Week 10

There was some more shake-up in the poll this week after University of Mississippi, University of Georgia, University of Arizona, University of Utah, University of West Virginia and University of …

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Jarvis Summers

This season, former Provine High School star Jarvis Summers will have to be the leader on and off the court for the Ole Miss Rebels.

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The Slate

A SWAC team from Mississippi will play in the championship game for the third straight year. Alcorn State wrapped up the east division and now awaits to see who it …

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Mississippi State’s Biggest Game

For Mississippi State University, football has come full circle.

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2014 JFP College Football Poll: Week 11

Teams eliminated from the playoff were Kansas State, Michigan State and Notre Dame in games against other teams in the playoff race. Auburn finally ran out of luck, and Texas …

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W.C. Gorden

Jackson State University has seen some great football coaches, but the greatest, without question, is W.C. Gorden, who coached the Tigers from 1977 to 1991.

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The Slate

Will Muschamp is stepping down as the head coach for the Florida Gators after this season. Oh, don't feel bad for him. The Gators will pay him $6.3 million just …

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No Margin for Error

Mississippi State University seemed to be in shock for the first half of last weekend's game against University of Alabama. The Bulldogs played some of their worst football of the …

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2014 JFP Top 25 Poll: Week 12

Florida State University returns to the top spot after Mississippi State University's loss to the University of Alabama. The Seminoles escaped with another win but remain undefeated. That counts for …

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Jay Hopson

Jay Hopson will always be the answer to a trivia question as the first white football coach hired in Alcorn State University and SWAC history. The New York Times, ESPN …

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Family Feud: A Rivalry for the Ages

There are better-known rivalry games then the annual battle between Mississippi State and Ole Miss, but it has everything you want in one. In fact, it might be one of …

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Egg Bowl Outlook

Rivalry games are the type of games where you can throw the record for both teams out the window. Heck, you can throw the stats out the window as well.

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This might be the most expensive Egg Bowl in series history. Stubhub shows single tickets to be from $136 to $1,500.

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JFP Top 25: Week 13

The biggest shock of the weekend was Arkansas trouncing Ole Miss 30-0 right before the Egg Bowl. Plus, Florida State struggled once again with Boston College.

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Josh Robinson

It took time, but the spotlight finally found MSU running back Josh Robinson. His story to just get to this point is amazing, and it took a whole community to …

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The Slate

The week before the Egg Bowl, Ole Miss lost 30-0 to the University of Arkansas, and Mississippi State won 51-0 over Vanderbilt University. It didn't look that way at the …