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Once again, Skip Holtz has guided East Carolina to another first. The Pirates have home-field advantage against No.

The Southern Miss defense will be saddled with the task of stopping two key Marshall offensive players in a crucial Conference USA contest at Huntington, W.Va., on Saturday.

The 750 yards of offense that the Southern Miss defense gave up to Houston on Saturday isn't a mark that the Golden Eagle defenders will soon forget.

Houston running back Charles Simms runs past Southern Miss defenders during the Cougarsa 50-43 win over Southern Miss Saturday at Robertson Stadium in Houston.

Houston quarterback Case Keenum has given opposing defenses fits this season, averaging 390 yards a game through the air.

This week is the start of a four-game Conference USA gauntlet for the Southern Miss football team as it looks to close out the season strong and earn a shot in the league title game.

Tulane's Andr Anderson posted 116 all-purpose yards and hauled in a career-high six passes, but the Green Wave dropped a Conference USA contest to Southern Miss, 43-6, Saturday at M.M. Roberts Stadium.

The Southern Miss Golden Eagles pushed their win streak in the "Battle for the Bell" rivalry game against Tulane to five straight with a 43-6 victory Saturday night at M.M. Roberts Stadium.

Much like Cordarro Law and Martevious Young have moved up the depth chart following injuries, redshirt freshman Marcal Robinson will be taking on more responsibilities Saturday against Tulane.

Southern Miss senior defensive back Michael McGee suffered a torn ACL during Saturday's 36-16 loss to Memphis and will miss the rest of the season, coach Larry Fedora said Tuesday.

The University of Southern Mississippi football team added an accent to its black-and-gold color scheme Saturday evening at Roberts Stadium.

HATTIESBURG - Peter Wilkes enjoyed being a part of the Southern Miss football team.

While much of the credit for the powerful Kansas offense goes to quarterback Todd Reesing, the Jayhawks have plenty of reliable targets for the senior to throw to.

Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora used the word "confident" to describe his team's approach against Todd Reesing and No.

Southern Miss defensive back C.J. Bailey makes a tackle at practice Wednesday. The Eagles will take on Kansas on Saturday.

It's pretty hard to lure a BCS conference team to Hattiesburg, but when Southern Miss brings one of the big boys down, there are better than even odds of an upset.

Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora is a regular-sized guy who spends a lot of time with super-sized men who usually weigh more than 250 pounds and tower over him.

In offensive-minded Conference USA, Southern Miss was third in the league in scoring defense during the 2008 season and could have been rated even higher with better pass coverage.

This summer, the National Football Post is breaking down every team in the Football Bowl Subdivision to identify players who could warrant interest from NFL teams in the 2010 draft.

Southern Miss enjoyed its second day in full pads here Monday afternoon as the squad went through its sixth practice of fall camp.