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SEC Football Freshman of the Month: Who’s Mississippi State’s Candidate?
The future is now in Starkville.
After Blake Shapen suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in the Florida loss, Mississippi State handed the ball to prized recruit Michael Van Buren Jr. He’ll have a shot over the next seven games to padlock the QB job for the next three years.
However, the Bulldogs’ best true freshman of September doesn’t throw passes… he catches them. And he makes plays on special teams. No one recruits, develops, and turns loose young stars better than the SEC. Here are each league team’s top rookie of the opening month.
Electrifying Georgia game stamped Williams as the favorite for the 2024 Shaun Alexander Freshman of the Year Award.
Punishing runner has rushed for 62 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Mega-recruit has made nine catches for 212 yards and a TD while dealing with a shoulder injury.
Sure, it was against Samford, but Lagway’s lone start sent a clear signal of his seismic potential.
Five-star Bolden has played 170 snaps and is already a key member of the DB rotation.
In spot duty, Nichols is laying the groundwork with a couple of pass breakups.
Durham has risen to the top of the depth chart in Baton Rouge with 374 yards from scrimmage and five total TDs.
Craver has already paid dividends on offense and special teams for the Bulldogs. The speedy four-star recruit has nine receptions for 238 yards and two TDs, adding a score on a blocked punt fumble recovery.
It’ll be fun watching the chemistry develop between the two rookies, Craver and MVB at quarterback.
Two-touchdown performance by Mario Craver in his State debut 🐶 pic.twitter.com/gpVpNrieUm
— Tru Maroon Nation (@TruMaroonNation) September 1, 2024
Dallas native ranks fourth on Mizzou with 69 yards on 11 carries.
Sooner gem has already logged 150 tackles and seven stops in the first four games.
The future is bright for Echoles who has flashed off the bench in run defense.
Highest Graded True Freshman DT from Week 4:
💪 William Echoles, Ole Miss: 78.1@OleMissFB pic.twitter.com/J7aKV9FMJn
— PFF College (@PFF_College) September 24, 2024
Stewart has quickly emerged as one of the nation’s most explosive and disruptive young edge rushers.
Early blowouts gave future stars, like Carter, a chance to log valuable reps.
Simmons has been a beast off the edge, bagging a team-high four sacks and earning a wicked PFF pass rush grade of 90.2.
Reed has filled in exceptionally well for injured Conner Weigman, accounting for eight TDs without a pick.
Seabrooks has earned quality minutes off the bench, making 11 tackles and his first career pick.
SEC Football Offensive Players of the Month: Who Represents Mississippi State?
SEC Football Defensive Players of the Month: Who Represents Mississippi State?
This is one of those games that three months from now will be talked about in a room full of people trying to create seeds for a big tournament.
Both Memphis and Mississippi State will soon dive deep into their respective conference schedules, they each have some nice things on the resumés, and at the moment, they’re fringe top 25ish teams. Memphis is 21st in the latest AP Poll, Mississippi State is just on the outside looking in.
The Bulldogs are on a run of three straight games away from home, the Tigers have lost two of their last five, and both are looking for a little consistency.
Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024
Game Time: 12:30 pm
How To Watch: CBS
Venue: FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Teams: Mississippi State (10-1), Memphis (9-2)
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Why Mississippi State Will Win
Memphis screws up a lot, and Mississippi State doesn’t.
The Tigers have two mega issues. They turn the ball over way too much, and they can’t guard anyone from three. Mississippi State doesn’t turn the ball over – it’s fourth in the nation in fewest giveaways – and it’s okay from three. At the very least, it’s good enough to give the Memphis perimeter defense a few problems, but …
Why Memphis Will Win
Mississippi State is even worse at guarding the three.
Butler went off on the SEC Bulldogs from the outside in MSU’s lone loss. Prairie View kept it WAY too close by hitting ten threes a few weeks ago, and McNeese State was on last week in a 66-63 MSU win.
Memphis might turn it over a ton, but it’ll make the extra pass to get the open three. It’s one of the best teams in the nation at hitting from outside, it’s great at getting to the free throw line, and …
Mississippi State at Memphis: Who Will Win?
Mississippi State has to make this a bit of a track meet. The Bulldogs are deep, and the Tigers aren’t.
And yeah, Memphis will make plenty of shots from the outside, turnovers will matter in this. As long as the Bulldogs can offset the ten threes the Tigers will hit with transition points, this should be close.
Memphis is just a wee bit better on the free throw line, and it’s way better from the outside.
Mississippi State at Memphis Prediction, Betting Lines
Prediction: Memphis 78, Mississippi State 74
Line: Memphis -1.5, o/u: 151.5
A third fuel retailer has announced plans to sell GAMI’s G100UL unleaded avgas and in many ways it couldn’t be farther from the existing California facilities offering the fuel. Tupelo Aviation Unlimited, in the heart of Mississippi says it will have the high octane lead-free alternative for retail sale in mid January at $6.99 a gallon, 45 cents a gallon more than full-serve 100LL, which it will continue to carry. CEO Corey Gillard said unlike California, where leaded avgas is a hot button political, legal and environmental issue, his was purely a business and marketing decision. “There are so few ways to differentiate yourself in this industry,” he said. “We want to be a pioneer, we want to be a leader.”
The first load of G100UL was delivered Friday from the Vitol refinery in Louisiana and the equipment will be calibrated and readied for retail sales to begin mid month. A fly-in will be held in the spring and GAMI officials will be there offering discounted STCs to based and fly-in aircraft. “We’re excited to lead the way for the rest of the country with this important transition in aviation,”
said Gillard, who is President of Airport Management Solutions, LLC, the FBO’s parent company “By offering G100UL, we are
taking a significant step toward a cleaner, more sustainable future for aviation, and we’re proud to
be the first FBO outside of California to offer it.”
GAMI President Tim Roehl said the availability of the fuel outside California is a significant milestone. “Tupelo Aviation and the Tupelo
Regional Airport can now serve as a preferential destination for aviators seeking to remove lead
deposits from their engines and support the safe and orderly transition to unleaded avgas and a
sustainable future for all of General Aviation,” Roehl said.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A man is behind bars after a tractor valued at $64,000 was recovered in Washington County, Mississippi.
This week, the Mississippi Agriculture and Livestock Theft Bureau equipment and arrested Doug Showah of Sunflower County following an investigation into the theft of a stolen John Deere 3039R tractor.
The MALTB first received information about the stolen tractor on October 23.
The tractor was later determined to be stolen from Washington County. On or about November 22, the tractor was located in Sunflower County and tied back to Doug Showah of Indianola.
Tuesday, MALTB investigators searched M & D Aviation, a business owned by Doug Showah, and discovered the John Deere tractor. During the search, a Polaris 1000 side-by-side valued at $18,300 that was stolen out of Ashley County, Arkansas, was also recovered.
Showah was charged with two counts of receiving stolen property.
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