SUMMARY: Ole Miss, after losing 18 starters, dominated Georgia State 63-7 in week one under coach Lane Kiffin. Sophomore QB Austin Simmons debuted with 341 passing yards, three touchdowns, and two interceptions but improved as the game progressed. Running back Kewan Lacy led with 108 yards and three touchdowns, highlighting Ole Miss’ improved running game. The defense, led by coordinator Pete Golding, stifled Georgia State’s offense, allowing just 260 total yards. Special teams’ Lucas Carneiro contributed two field goals. Coach Kiffin praised Lacy’s versatility but noted inconsistency in the offensive line. Ole Miss next faces Kentucky on September 6 in Lexington for revenge after last year’s home loss.

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SUMMARY: College football kicks off in Mississippi with two key matchups involving the state’s Division I FBS teams. Southern Miss hosts Mississippi State in Hattiesburg, marking Charles Huff’s first year as head coach and Jeff Lebby’s second with the Bulldogs. Southern Miss features dual-threat QB Braylon Braxton, while Mississippi State’s Blake Shapen returns from surgery. The Bulldogs are 13.5-point favorites. Later, No. 21 Ole Miss faces Georgia State in Oxford. Lane Kiffin enters his sixth year, starting sophomore QB Austin Simmons. Ole Miss is a 34.5-point favorite. Georgia State includes former Ole Miss players and coaches. SuperTalk Mississippi will cover postgame analysis.

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SUMMARY: Seventy years after Emmett Till’s 1955 murder, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History acquired the gun used in the killing. Owned by J.W. Milam, who along with Roy Bryant murdered Till after false accusations by Carolyn Bryant, the gun and holster are now displayed at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. The artifacts, donated by an unrelated family, help educate visitors on Till’s story and its impact on the civil rights movement. Till’s family expressed hope for more items to surface. The FBI reopened the case in 2004 but lacked jurisdiction. Till’s open-casket funeral galvanized racial equity efforts nationwide.

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