Mississippi
College football world erupts after Kirby Smart shoves Mississippi State QB
I’m sure if you are reading this post you have seen the viral Kirby Smart moment from Georgia’s 41-31 win over Mississippi State.
But in case you haven’t (or you want to watch it again) here you go.
Kirby Smart gonna push up on @msstate QB???? What’s up with that???? pic.twitter.com/wWURY6JYxU
— 🐘Russell Duck🥋 (@JRD48275) October 12, 2024
In the above video you can clearly see Smart shove Mississippi State QB Michael Van Buren Jr. The first thing I thought when I saw this happen was that the college football world is going explode when this clip inevitably goes viral.
And that is exactly what happened.
this can’t be allowed to disappear. he has to answer for this, if he hasn’t already https://t.co/HF3qCBQ8lp
— The New Big (@tinclock) October 13, 2024 Hitting an opposing player essentially ended Woody Hayes’s career at OSU
Kirby Smart right in front of ref? Not so much as a flag https://t.co/QWkzYrIIbe
— Carson Young (@Young_shots) October 13, 2024 The timing sucks for him, but Kirby Smart should 100% be suspended for a week.
— Matt (@mattmey11) October 13, 2024 Kirby Smart just pushed Mississippi State QB Michael Van Buren
No penalty called.
The QB would have been tossed if it was the other way around.
— SEC Mike (@MichaelWBratton) October 12, 2024 Does Georgia have a Kirby Smart problem? 👀 pic.twitter.com/rLu9kIzV01
— Cruz Oxenreider (@TheRealCruzOx) October 13, 2024
I could easily share at least 1,000 more posts just like these, but I think you get the picture.
Now I will admit that the optics of this clip are not great. Georgia is going through a lot of off the field issues with wide receiver Colbie Young’s arrest and subsequent suspension being the latest example, so that development surely is putting a magnifying glass on anything UGA does right now. Also it’s a recipe for disaster anytime a coach puts their hands on an opposing player.
But let’s be honest, this incident really isn’t an incident at all. In fact, this is something that I believe everyone is overreacting to.
In my opinion it is extremely obvious that Smart never even saw the Mississippi Stare QB. Smart was clearly arguing with the official and in the process accidentally bumped the MSU QB. He maybe shouldn’t have extended his arms like he did, because that is what’s making Smart look guilty. But still, it’s clear as day that none of it was intentional.
Smart even said after the game that he doesn’t remember touching the Mississippi State QB.
We are however living in the social media world, a world that loves to hate Smart and Georgia football, so I’m not surprised to see people react like this. But setting all biases aside it becomes clear that Smart did nothing wrong and everyone is just looking for something to be upset about.
Mississippi
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Wicker: Mississippi powered Artemis II
Published 4:00 pm Monday, April 20, 2026
For nine days this month, space travel captivated the world. Families gathered around their screens as four astronauts strapped into the Integrity spacecraft docked at the Kennedy Space Center. As the launch countdown ended, four Mississippi-tested RS-45 engines ignited, and the ground shook. Seven seconds later, the Integrity had liftoff. For six intense minutes, the RS-45 engines rocketed the crew into high Earth orbit, sending them on their historic lunar flyby mission.
Mississippi should take a bow. The four RS-45 engines were tested at our very own Stennis Space Center, where Mississippians have been ensuring the quality of rocket engines since the Apollo program. For eight years, engineers, safety managers, and logistics specialists from the state have tested the engines that powered the Integrity and will power future Artemis launches. Their work paid off, and the launch was a marvel of engineering. NASA leadership made special mention of the rocket engine burn, calling it “flawless.”
One Mississippian in particular helped make the mission a success. Hernando native Matthew Ramsey handled a great deal of responsibility as the mission manager for Artemis II. The Mississippi State University graduate helped set the focus for the mission and equip the astronauts and staff for the job. Matthew also served as the deputy of the Mission Management Team, the group of NASA staff that comes together just days before a launch. The team assumes the risks of the mission ahead, and they make tough calls during flight if challenges arise.
As the Artemis II journey progressed, the world could not stop watching. Our social media feeds were full of photos and videos beamed down from the heavens. They captured humorous situations, such as the astronauts adjusting to life without gravity or testing their plumbing skills.
We also witnessed moments of majesty. On the fifth day, the Integrity began using the Moon’s gravity to slingshot our astronauts back home. That trajectory led the crew around the Moon, farther from Earth than any humans have ever gone. As the explorers looked upon outer space, they captured stunning images. Among the most remarkable is Earthset, in which Commander Reid Wiseman photographed Earth as it appeared to fall below the horizon of the moon.
When their spacecraft returned to Earth’s atmosphere, the crew was traveling nearly 35 times faster than the speed of sound. Ten minutes later, a series of parachutes began opening. Eventually, the spacecraft’s speed fell to 20 miles per hour, and the crew splashed down into the Pacific Ocean.
Mississippi was once again there to assist. The astronauts were greeted by the USS John P. Murtha, a U.S. military vessel built in the Huntington Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula. The ship’s amphibious design was suited to welcome the space travelers home—equipped with a helicopter pad, medical facilities, and the communications system needed to locate and recover the astronauts safely. Crucially, the USS Murtha was built with a well deck, a sea-based garage that stored the Integrity on the journey to shore.
Artemis II was a resounding success, paving the way for planned future flights. When the Artemis program returns humans to the moon, Mississippi will be there every step of the way.
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