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The Mississippi Miracle. Did you see the Miracle in Mississippi this weekend? It wasn???t at Ole Miss or Mississippi State, but at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi. Ranked 24th in the Division III poll, Millsaps entered its contest with 19th-ranked Trinity (Texas) a perfect 5-0 in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference games ??? a win for the Majors would have clinched the SCAC championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. With Millsaps leading 24-22 with two seconds remaining, one of the greatest plays we???ve ever seen unfolded before our eyes. On its final snap, Trinity completed a pass over the middle of the field and proceeded to lateral the ball 15 times before wide receiver Riley Curry stormed into the end zone and catapulted the Tigers to a 28-24 win. ESPN selected the play as tops for the week, and nominated it as a Pontiac Game-Changing Performance. Despite the loss, Millsaps still sits atop the SCAC standings, but at 4-1, Trinity is in control of the conference title. If the Tigers win out, they will earn the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The season changed on a two-second play that took a minute ??? and you???ve got to see it to believe it. Watch the clip below.

What really matters. West Virginia smashed Rutgers on the football field Saturday 31-3, but the final score wasn???t the most important part of the game. At the beginning of the broadcast, Rutgers Coach Greg Schiano introduced his players, sharing their majors and GPAs with the viewers instead of nicknames or football statistics. Not only did Schiano inform the nation that academic success is an integral part of his program, he provided a stark contrast between the collegiate and professional games. When the Colts or Patriots are introduced, there aren???t majors and GPAs associated with the players??? names. Professional football players have one job ??? to win games. While winning is supremely important in college, there???s a lot more than just football involved in the experience.

It???s a hog???s world. Arkansas??? men???s cross country team won its 34th consecutive conference title on Saturday, finishing the SEC championship meet well in front of second-place Florida. Of the 98 runners competing, Arkansas placed five among the first 11 finishers. The Razorbacks have a storied program and the conference title may have helped ease the pain of losing two national championships earlier in the week. The university has had three appearances before the NCAA Committee on Infractions in the last 10 years, and last week, the committee vacated two national championships from the track and field program as part of ira penalty for major violations of NCAA recruiting rules.

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The Miss. Miracle was unbelievable! You thought maybe the play was never going to end...it is crazy to think but wouldn't it be great to see plays like that all the time?

posted by: Tim | 10/29/07

This game was incredible - especially the way it ended. 15 laterals for the game-winning touchdown, you can't ask for a better ending.

posted by: Brandon Patteson | 11/04/07

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