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Mississippi State vs. Eastern Kentucky odds: Early point spread released on Bulldogs, Colonels
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Mississippi State Head Coach Jeff Lebby Recaps Second Scrimmage
Mississippi State will open the tenure of their new head coach in Jeff Lebby on Saturday. They will so do in Starkville as a large favorite against Eastern Kentucky.
Per FanDuel, the Bulldogs are a 26.5-point favorite (-110) over the Colonels. The over-under for the game between the two is set at 60.5 points.
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How to watch EKU vs. Mississippi State
Time: 6:00 p.m. EST
Channel: SECN+, ESPN+
Location: Davis Wade Stadium (Starkville, Mississippi)
MSU vs. EKU will be one of three games on SEC Network+ this weekend. Ole Miss will play Furman an hour later at 7 p.m. EST with Auburn playing Alabama A&M a half hour after that at 7:30 EST.
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This will be the first-ever meeting between Mississippi State out of the SEC and Eastern Kentucky from the FCS.
The Bulldogs will kick off their debut year under Lebby against EKU. It will be his first head coaching job after serving as an assistant and coordinator at Baylor, UCF, Ole Miss, and his alma mater in Oklahoma.
Mississippi State went 5-7 in 2023 in their lone season under Zach Arnett. That makes this the third head coach in as many years for the program following the unfortunate passing of Mike Leach at the end of 2022.
Lebby is a respected offensive mind and should now bring some high scoring back to Starkville.
With those points will also hopefully come some more wins with FanDuel setting their win-total at just 4.5 for 2024. It’ll be a difficult first year with half of their schedule being in the Preseason Top-20. That doesn’t include any of their next three after this opener with them being at Arizona State, against Toledo, and versus Florida.
Eastern Kentucky will start this season after going 5-6 last fall. This will be their fifth season under Walt Wells after he previously served two separate stints as an assistant in Richmond. With this past season, EKU is 22-21 through his four seasons as head coach.
Mississippi State has a lot to be excited about with Lebby getting started there this fall. That includes an opening win this weekend as a favorite of over 25 points at home against the Colonels.
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Coon Rapids Dam leak creates two sheens on Mississippi River last week
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COON RAPIDS, Minn. — State officials say a leak of hydraulic system lubricant from the Coon Rapids Dam created two sheens on the Mississippi River last week.
They said the substance can come into contact with food and not cause harm and that drinking water is still safe.
“Three Rivers Park District, which operates the dam, has reported to the Minnesota Duty Office that during the adjustment of a dam gate Tuesday morning, a valve malfunctioned and released the substance into the river. The park district estimated about 30 gallons of lubricant spilled,” according to a statement released by Michael Rafferty, spokesperson for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
The first sheen was reported Tuesday, Aug. 20, between Coon Rapids and Fridley. It was about 25 feet wide at one point and stretched for nearly two miles.
A second, smaller sheen was detected Wednesday morning, Aug. 21, near Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, formerly known as Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park.
Responders used booms to try to keep the sheens away from water intakes for both Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Both have since dissipated. Additional samples are being tested as a precaution, but state pollution control agency officials say they are not concerned about the safety of drinking water from that part of the river.
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From Mississippi to Australia: Madison Central graduate’s emotional journey to joining professional soccer team
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RIDGELAND, Miss. (WLBT) – Ever since Cariel Ellis was 7 years old, she had a soccer ball at her feet and now her lifelong dream of being a professional player is coming true.
“I always prayed and hoped that I would go pro,” Cariel Ellis said. “My parents and all the coaches I had growing up from club always believed in me so I had to continue to believe in myself.”
Ellis might be overseas playing soccer for Melbourne City Football Club in Australia but her journey started right here in Mississippi at Madison Central.
“I enjoyed every single moment of it and I just learned a lot on and off the field,” Ellis said describing her time at Madison Central. “Especially perseverance, to keep going and keep pushing and just prepare myself for the next level.”
The next level for Ellis out of high school was right around the corner at Holmes Community College.
“The girls were sweet, nice, and kind,” Ellis said while talking about her visit to Holmes. “That drew me in but I could also tell that the coaches were really genuine. There really was no place like Holmes.”
Ellis played for Westley Noble while at Holmes and he saw so much potential in her.
“She came here and she worked extremely hard and she was unbelievable for us,” Noble said. “You could see from day one that she really wanted what she’s getting now and it’s a byproduct of the work she’s put into it.”
After her two years at Holmes Community College, finding a new school to call home wasn’t the easiest. There were many upsets, downs, and bumps in the road but none of it pushed her away from the game. Ellis moved out of Mississippi and found her home away from home at Lamar, and they helped her speak her dreams into reality.”
“It was just all around a great culture and a great environment,” Ellis said. “They definitely prepared me for the next level because they always said Cariel you’re going to go pro you’re gonna go pro.”
Now that she’s reached the professional level, Coach Noble has retired her Holmes jersey just to show how proud he is of her and her hard work.
“We wanted to show her how much she meant to us and give her the thanks that she always gives to us,” Noble said. “It’s a gesture from us to show her that we’re proud of her and will forever be proud of her”
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Mississippi state armwrestling championship held in Hattiesburg
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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) – Dozens of athletes from a half dozen states were in the Hub City Saturday, taking part in a competition that tested both arm strength and skill.
It was all part of the Mississippi State Armwrestling Championship held at Brewsky’s.
More than 120 professional and amateur competitors from Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas and Tennessee participated in several different weight classes, for first-, second- and third-place medals.
Competitors up to 75 years of age were part of the event.
“It’s more technique than it is power,” said Sean Boom Hancock, Professional Armwrestling League-USA president/ International Federation of Armwrestling world champion. “I tell people it’s like a mixture of chess and drag racing,
“There’s a counter-move, an offensive move and a defensive move for everything that these guys do on the table and it’s got to be done instantaneous, like drag-racing, or you’ll lose the match.”
The state championship has been held every year in the Hub City since 2017.
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