BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Leonard Fournette returned from a bruised left ankle in powerful form, rushing for 147 yards and two touchdowns, and No. 20 LSU withstood a late rally for a 23-20 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday night. Danny Etling completed 19 of 30 passes for 215 yards in his first start for LSU (2-1, 1-0 Southeastern…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – WTVA-TV reports that a municipal court has cleared former Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott on charges of speeding and drunk driving. The Dallas Cowboys draft pick appeared in Starkville Municipal Court on Wednesday to answer the charges, and was found not guilty. Prescott was accused of driving 41 mph in a 25 mph zone, and with…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi State will allow highly touted signee Jeffery Simmons to enroll in school and join the football team while facing misdemeanor assault charges for striking a woman during a fight in March. Mississippi State announced Simmons would be suspended for the first game of his college career, be evaluated by “licensed professionals at the university’s Student…
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi State University has named former University of Alabama President Judy Bonner as its provost. The College Board must vote to approve the appointment. She’s expected to begin work as MSU’s chief academic officer on July 1. MSU President Mark Keenum says Bonner’s broad experience set her apart. Bonner became president in Tuscaloosa in 2012 after…
