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College Football Recruiting: Ford family on the road at schools
1+ hour, 3+ min ago (90+ words) The Greenwood Commonwealth Frederrick Ford is having one busy summer. The Greenwood High School senior and his family are taking official visits to some of the schools who have offered him to be a part of their football program in…...
Spring Football Jamboree: Area teams head to Delta State
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (94+ words) The Greenwood Commonwealth The four public school football teams in the Greenwood area will be competing in the Super Clash Jamboree at Delta State University in Cleveland this weekend. There is a $10 admission fee at the gate. Leflore County High…...
Spring Football: Lions headed to jamboree
3+ week, 4+ day ago (46+ words) The Greenwood Commonwealth A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South southwest wind around 0 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible....
Missouri latest to offer Ford
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (202+ words) Greenwood High School linebacker Frederrick Ford received an offer from the University of Missouri this past week. That makes 15 total offers from college football programs for the senior-to-be Bulldog in the fall of 2026. Some of the other offers include Florida…...
Ford now listed as a 4-star by 247 Sports
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (212+ words) Greenwood High School's Frederrick Ford, who took a visit to Florida State University this past week with his family, was recently upgraded to a four-star prospect by 247 Sports. Ford, a 6-foot-5, 190-pound senior-to-be in the fall, is listed as the…...
Dean named football coach at Delta State unviersity
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (490+ words) CLEVELAND" Delta State University Director of Athletics Mike Kinnison has announced the hiring of David Dean as the 20th head football coach in program history, bringing one of the most accomplished and respected r'sum's in NCAA Division II football to Cleveland....
Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: Oma-gosh, how did our teams let Ahmad Hardy get away?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (182+ words) 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. Stream…...
Crooked Letter Sports: Nationally renowned college football expert Ross Dellenger, a Biloxi native and all-around good guy, joins the podcast to share his expertise.
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (141+ words) Stream all episodes here. -- Audio credit to Rick Cleveland and Tyler Cleveland for Mississippi Today -- Our community deserves fact-based, reliable news and information from skilled reporters and editors. Gerard Edic joined The Greenwood Commonwealth in July as our new reporter…...
Rebels, Jaguars start trek toward a championship
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (194+ words) Carroll Academy head coach Tommy Acy put it best as his Rebels prepare to face Oak Hill Academy in the first round of the Class 2 A Division II'playoffs Friday night. "Everybody is 0-0, and if you can win the first two…...
Crooked Letter Sports Podcast: So much to discuss, including maybe the worst roughing the passer call in history.
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (136+ words) 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…...