Mississippi St beats Illinois in 1st game since Leach death
Massimo Biscardi made a 27-yard tiebreaking field goal with four seconds left and Marcus Banks returned a fumble 60 yards for a touchdown on the gameโs last play as No. 24 Mississippi State rallied to beat Illinois 19-10 in the ReliaQuest Bowl.
Listen to Devin Scillianโs reading of โPappyโs Handkerchief,โ story of Black familyโs journey to Oklahoma Land Run
One of the questions that I imagine โPappyโs Handkerchiefโ will inspire is โIs it true?โThe answer is yes. AdWhile we talk about the Oklahoma Land Run, there were actually five different runs between 1889 and 1895. Pappyโs Handkerchief isnโt about any one family or even one land run. They were way out on a limb, and the fruit they harvested is alive in the spirit of Oklahoma today. (Enjoy a video/audio reading of the book by Devin in the video player above)Devinโs book, โPappyโs Handkerchiefโ is available wherever you buy books online.
Brawl mars Mississippi State's Armed Forces win over Tulsa
(AP Photo/Jim Cowsert)FORT WORTH, Texas โ A bowl victory that increased Mississippi Stateโs win total this season to four and No. Tulsa outgained Mississippi State in total offense 484 yards to 271, but the Bulldogs got 138 valuable kickoff return yards from Lideatrick โTuluโ Griffin. Mississippi State answered with Rogersโ 13-yard throw to Griffin to go ahead 28-19. Mississippi State: The Bulldogs played in their school-record 11th consecutive bowl thanks to pandemic qualification exemptions. Mississippi State: For all of Leachโs Air Raid offenses at various stops, Rogers was his first true freshman quarterback.