Damion Fletcher News

Coach Larry Fedora's only known Damion Fletcher for about nine months, but he's already got a good handle on the Southern Miss tailback's moods.

Chris Petersen has long preached that he wished Boise State would play a regional non-conference schedule, primarily against members of the Pac-10 and Mountain West, because those are the areas the Broncos ...

HATTIESBURG - Damion Fletcher might be the best football player in Mississippi, but he's not Superman.

The junior from Biloxi, who is one of the team's more soft-spoken players, chatted about his performance the last three weeks when he failed to reach the 100-yard plateau.

The Golden Eagles meet UTEP for the fourth time in football as they hold a 2-1 advantage in the series.

Line: Southern Mississippi by 7 1/2. Series Record: Southern Mississippi leads 2-1. Last Meeting: 2007, Southern Mississippi 56-30. What's at Stake UTEP snapped nine-game losing streak with 58-13 win over ...

Walk-on running back Bubba Kirksey has left the Southern Miss football team. "He left the team for personal reasons," USM coach Larry Fedora said.

It was a play Thundering Herd fans have been waiting to see out of Michael Janac, the towering defensive lineman.

Quarterback Austin Davis searches for a receiver during Saturday's game against Marshall.

ANYTIME A TEAM loses a game, the first reaction is for fans, players, coaches or whoever to find somewhere to place blame.

Boy oh boy, what a difference one Saturday can make in the life of a college football team .

HUNTINGTON - Jerseys differ, but schemes and talent are very much the same when scouting the Marshall and Southern Miss football teams.

Marshall beat Southern Miss on both sides of the football en route to a 34-27 win before an M.M. Roberts Stadium crowd of 28,178. The Golden Eagles lost to the Thundering Herd for the first time in four ...

' Sometimes first-year Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora is mistaken for the White Rabbit in the story "Alice in Wonderland." They both seem to be moving in a frantic pace.

Southern Miss returns home to open Conference USA play against Marshall, Saturday, in a 2:30 p.m., contest at Carlisle-Faulkner Field at Roberts Stadium.

If Marshall ever wants to turn the corner and be a contender in Conference USA, it will have to snap its road funk.

JONESBORO - In one play, Arkansas State lost possession, 75 yards of field position - and all of its momentum.

Arkansas State's tight ends stepped up last week. The Red Wolves will have a tight end to shut down Saturday when they line up opposite Southern Miss at ASU Stadium.

For the past three years, Shawn Nelson stood patiently at Southern Miss en route to becoming one of the top tight ends in Conference USA.

Tommy Tuberville has a warning for future Southern Miss opponents. 'Southern Miss is a good football team,' Tuberville said.