As the football world turns (and Mississippi State shows up) …
Release Date: 09/10/2025
Oma-gosh, how did our teams let Ahmad Hardy get away?
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The Clevelands discuss the Lane Kiffin situation, Southern Miss’s crash to earth and how an underappreciated kid from the southwest Mississippi community of Oma has entered the national college football spotlight with a 300-yard rushing performance against Mississippi State.
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An Empire State of Mind
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Rick calls in from New York to discuss all the latest in Mississippi football, including the sixth-ranked Rebels claiming their latest victim, the Golden Eagles’ improbable run and Delta State’s opponents simply chickening out. Also, the Cleveland boys run down the 2025 Mr. Football winners and the first round of tge high school playoffs
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Nationally renowned college football expert Ross Dellenger, a Biloxi native and all-around good guy, joins the podcast to share his expertise.
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Nobody knows more about today’s college football landscape than Ross Dellenger and he has plenty to talk about these days, including the stunning in-season coaching changes happening all over the country.
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Discussions: Lane Kiffin’s future; Will State win an SEC game; Can the Huff express keep winning; Shohei vs. the Babe… all that and more.
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There’s so much going on in the sports world, including an epic World Series, a memorable Mississippi college football season, an incredible turn-around at Lanier High School and so much more. All that and the Clevelands, in a generational argument, disagreeing on Shohei vs. the Babe.
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Run another play or kick the goal?
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That was the situation facing Mississippi State coach Jeff Lebby Saturday at Florida. Lebby chose to run another play and Florida intercepted a pass to sew up a two-point victory. The Clevelands discuss the pros and cons of the strategy – and a whole lot more college football, high school football, the Saints and college golf.
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Jeff Roberson joins the pod to talk all things Ole Miss, including The Ole Miss Baseball book, the football Rebels and their upcoming game with Georgia and the nationally ranked Ole Miss golf team.
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We’ve got a huge week in Mississippi sports coming up. Ole Miss, State and Southern Miss all have huge conference football games and the three schools are hosting a huge college tournament at Fallen Oak on the coast this weekend and Monday.
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So much to discuss, including maybe the worst roughing the passer call in history.
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The Clevelands discuss last weekend and the one coming up, including what appeared to be a routine quarterback sack by the Saints’ Carl Granderson of the Giants’ Jaxson Dart that was somehow called roughing the passer. The Saints, believe it or not, won anyway. Also, the conversation turns to what might have been the last Sanderson Farms Championship and the upcoming weekend in college football.
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The Sanderson Farms Championship and a whole lot of football
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Ole Miss and Southern Miss are off this weekend and Mississippi State is on the road, but the Sanderson Farms Championship, Mississippi’s only PGA Tour tournament returns to the Country Club of Jackson. Today’s discussion includes golf – both a Ryder Cup review and a Sanderson Farms preview – and a Mississippi college football season that keeps getting more interesting.
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Randy Watkins joins the pod. It’s Ryder Cup Week, but there are huge football games, too
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Our resident golf expert Randy Watkins breaks down the Ryder Cup. Our discussion also includes LSU-Ole Miss, Mississippi State-Tennessee and a whole lot more.
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Big starts for Mississippi’s ‘Big 3’
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Ole Miss and Mississippi State move to 3-0 and Southern Miss picks up a pivotal win over Appalachian State, plus the Saints finding new ways to lose and one singular high school performance that tested the record books.
info_outlineAn eventful week in Mississippi football is highlighted by Mississippi State’s huge, exhilarating victory over No. 12 Arizona State.