Behind the Bets

...toss ups in the opening round: Dayton vs. West Virginia, Michigan vs. Clemson, Ohio State vs. Siena, Washington vs. Mississippi State, USC vs. Boston College, Florida State vs. Wisconsin and Cleveland State vs. Wake...

State Your Case: Students on the 2009 NCAA Tournament

...go from the No. 10 line to Detroit, click through. Ahhhhh, the Madness is upon us. OKLAHOMA STATE (NO. 8 SEED IN THE EAST, PLAYING TENNESSEE) Oklahoma State relies on its wrecking-ball-of-a...

Tasmin Mitchell: Been Around The Block (A Few Times)

Tasmin Mitchell has seen it all in Baton Rouge. With the Tigers back to their winning ways, could he see Detroit this spring and the NBA in June 2010?

ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings

TEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...

The All-Important Gift Guide: BCS-Bound Programs

...questioning how he feels about winning. Utah Utes: Dan Mullen He hasn't started coaching the Mississippi State Bulldogs just yet, so here's your window, Utah fans. The last time the Utes knocked...

Ethan's Bowl Game Picks

Ethan has a gift for picking. He shares his Bowl projections.

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The NEXT: BCS Storyline To Follow

...is repeating itself, in a way: Dan Mullen, the offensive coordinator at Florida, just nabbed the Mississippi State job. Again, Mullen? Focused dude, great offensive coordinator, etc, etc. But a top coordinator leaving for...

Clip Reel: Eli Manning at Ole Miss

...his (more famous?) bro. It all started for Eli as a Reb, though. Since Mississippi was made the 20th state today back in 1817, with no disrespect to Mississippi State we present a look...

The Smorgasbord

Your cup runneth over with college hoops knowledge for the coming week.

The Morning According to Us

...and still somewhat) glory with wins this year over the likes of UAB, Northern Illinois and Mississippi State looking for a fresh face. And why was Gruden in the mix? It's all because...

Price, here with Vanderbilt, reacts to a complete game victory over Mississippi State in the SEC Baseball Tournament at Regions Park in Hoover, Alabama in May of 2007. Shortly...

The Simple Life

With a baseball in his hand, Roy Oswalt is in total command. So how come he's thinking about walking away from the game?

2004: THE 'NEXT' REPORT CARD

When you predict future success, sometimes you mess up. Let's evaluate ourselves.

Near Miss

On signing day, praise was heaped on the coach lucky enough to land Joe McKnight. Nobody will talk about the years it took another staff to come up short

THE BACK AND FORTH: SEC VS. BIG 12 FOOTBALL

...losers to UCLA, narrow victors over Northern Illinois) is a high quality team this year; ditto Mississippi State, now 1-4 and sinking like a stone. The bottom half of the conference as a...