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Alan Rawls Printz Reporter After a 55-14 loss to East Carolina Oct. 19, first-year head coach Todd Monken named true freshman Nick Mullens the starting quarterback for the Homecoming game against North Texas. Mullens, an 18-year-old, 188-pound graduate of Spain Park High School in Hoover, Ala., completed nine of 17 passes against ECU for 97 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Playing behind a young and inexperienced offensive line, Mullens still managed to lead the team effectively on a couple of scoring drives. “What Nick [Mullens] showed us Saturday was his ability to create when things break down,” Monken said in his weekly press conference. “Whether or not Allan [Bridgford] had that ability and then over time got beat up and is not able to do that now, the bottom line is we need a spark.”
title in school history. That year he threw for 3,649 yards and 40 touchdowns, with only seven interceptions. Mullens also played quarterback for the Alabama squad in the Alabama-Mississippi AllStar Game, in which he threw eight passes for 156 yards to lead all quarterbacks. After the game, he was given the award for “Best Arm,” and he was also named the Gatorade 2012 Alabama Football Player of the Year. When asked about being named the starting quarterback for the North Texas game, Mullens said, “Of course (I’m) thrilled about it. I mean, it’s a great opportunity to come out and represent Southern Miss, but at the same time you got to keep a level head and just worry about football, and that’s what I’m doing.” Christopher Little/Printz For Mullens, there is comfort Todd Monken works with freshman quarterback Nick Mullens during a preseason practice. Mullens was in knowing that the Southern announced as the starting quarterback for the Homecoming game Saturday against North Texas. Miss offense is somewhat simiMonken said that he and his constantly trying to assess who Miss, Mullens had tremendous lar to the type of offense he led staff had planned on playing Mul- gives us the best chance to win,” success at Spain Park High School. He led the Jaguars to lens against ECU for some time. Monken said. See MULLEN, 3 “Like any position, we’re Before coming to Southern 10 wins and their first regional
ON CAMPUS
Students learn the art of storytelling Mercey Livingston Printz Reporter Select Southern Miss journalism, communication studies and business majors were invited to attend a Master Class with communication expert and national business leader Nancy Duarte Monday at the Trent Lott Center. The School of Mass Communication and Journalism hosted Duarte for a Master Class, where she talked about “Presenting Visual Stories that Transform Remote Audiences,” and held an open Q & A with guests afterward.
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ployer in Silicon Valley. Her firm, Duarte Inc., specializes in presentation training. The firm has been responsible for coaching CEOs and top leaders in companies like Apple, Google and Twitter. Duarte explained her method of incorporating storytelling into presentations. She said for any kind of presentation, whether it’s at a meeting for business, school or any form of persuasive communication, creating a more emotionally-engaged Courtesy Photo audience will always be beneficial. Duarte is one of the top comDuarte spent an extensive munication experts in the country amount of time researching the and is the fifth-leading female em- art of storytelling and translat-
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ing those methods to her clients. Her clients usually seek her expertise to bring emotion and life to “dry” presentations. She discussed two iconic presentations, Steve Jobs’ 2007 presentation that discussed the launch of the iPhone and Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. While many may struggle to see the relationship between these two speeches, Duarte explained that both speakers effectively used storytelling to engage their audiences. “Every presentation should have a star moment,” Duarte said. “What do you want your audience
to remember afterward? What do you want them to talk about later at the water cooler?” Duarte stressed the importance of communication for professional success. “Learn to invest in how you communicate,” she said. “It’s the communicators who will change the world.” Page Ann Stephens, a senior public relations major, said Duarte’s talk inspired her to recognize the power of communication. “You really do have the power to change anything,” she said. “She re-
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
Mark Your Planner 24 25 26 27 28 10 a.m. Alpha Phi Alpha | Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraiser Union Lobby
10:30 a.m. Student Academy of Audiology | Protect Your Hearing Month Bake Sale Library Plaza
11 a.m. Kappa Alpha Psi | Homecoming Social R.C. Lounge
11 a.m. USM Quidditch Team | Tabling TCC Atrium
11:00 a.m. Counseling Psychology Student Government: College Alcohol Awareness Week Mythbusting Payne Center Lobby
11 a.m. Phi Beta Sigma | Pageant Ticket Sales TCC Atrium
11 a.m. Southern Style Applications Promotion Shoemaker Square 1 p.m. Student Dietetics Association | Food Day To The Top Shoemaker Square
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11 a.m. Pre-Sales for The Southerner Yearbook TCC Atrium 6 p.m. Southern Miss Debate Socety | British Debate R.C. Lounge
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6 p.m. Phi Beta Sigma Scholarship Pageant Ballrooms 1 & 2
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Randomly admit to people that you’re actually Seymour. Find high school students, give them a tour and convince them that Southern Miss is the best college ever. Wear gold to the black-out game. (The chant is “BLACK.... GOLD” right? You can be the only one who yells “GOLD.”)
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Dress up as a black cat and meow to everyone who passes by.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 Mullens, from 1 at Spain Park High School. Monken said the similarity in offenses has enabled Mullens to be further ahead than fellow freshman Parker Adamson. “It was a lot easier for [Mullens] to come in and grasp the offense,” Monken said. “That’s given him an opportunity to have success. [Mullens] is a naturally-confident guy. He has a way about him. He does have a factor of getting the guys going - the ‘it’ factor I guess is what everyone calls it.” After making two touchdowns in the ECU game, the new starting quarterback feels
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storytelling, from 1 his confidence has boosted enormously. “The more playing time you get, the more comfortable you get.” Mullens said. “And so East Carolina really helped me. I know what it’s like being out there so I think the nerves will be cool on Saturday, and I’m just really excited for it.”
ally reinforced that for me.” Duarte spoke about Evita Perón, the wife of Argentinian President Juan Perón. She argued Perón was one of the most powerful female communicators in history, but is often overlooked. She came from an impoverished background and after marrying and gaining significant wealth, advocated on behalf of the poor through powerful speeches given to millions of people who adored her. “It was amazing to learn about where Evita came from. Seeing what a powerful and effective communicator she was is just amazing, especially for somebody that was so impoverished, and a woman at
that, was able to change the world and almost start a national movement,” Stephens said. Stephens said Duarte’s advice inspires her to have confidence in her future and realize the importance of communication in any field. She said Duarte’s main advice was, “Challenge yourself. Don’t put yourself down. Realize that your are an effective communicator and don’t pass up any opportunity that comes your way. You should take those opportunities and run with it.” Zack Fetcko, a senior accounting major, said Duarte’s talk was helpful to him as an aspiring accountant and future leader in business.
“As an accounting major its kind of neat to think about us giving speeches because we are sometimes thought of as introverts,” Fetcko said. “But the accounting industry, and finance and consulting are all moving towards more presentations and more meeting with clients so I really think this talk will help me with my career in that way.” Nancy Duarte was featured on Ted.com, and her talk “The Secret Structure of Great Talks” has nearly one million views. She is the author of “Resonate,” “Slide:ology” and “The Harvard Business Review Guide to Persuasive Presentations.”
on campus
Southern Miss Payne Center turns 20 Wilton Jackson Printz Reporter The Department of Recreational Sports will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Payne Center opening Saturday at 2 p.m. The celebration will begin with a gathering on the front steps of the Payne Center and will move into the four-gym complex inside the building. This momentous event will reflect on the Payne Center’s legacy and will unveil a “Recreational Sports Legacy” board recognizing former rec sports professionals that have impact-
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ed the university and Hattiesburg community. “The Payne Center has been home to me as a professional and
while I was an undergraduate student here at the university,” said Cassie Varnado, director of the anniversary celebration. “It
has truly grown over the years.” Located beside Pride Field, the Payne Center was established from a student referendum passed in 1984 placing a $15 fee per semester on student accounts to fund the facility’s construction. In 1990, the families of Jim and Larry Payne contributed $2 million to complete the building. Over the years, the facility has received numerous updates and additions. The most recent addition was the racquetball court which was turned into a spinning studio. Although viewed by many as a fitness and wellness facility, the
Payne Center provides a support system for students. “I see it bringing students together, as a retreat from the ins and outs of class work and homework,” Varnado said. “The facility has become and will remain a popular staple within the campus community.” Due to their generous contribution, the Payne families will be honored with a special gift that will become a permanent display at the Payne Center. For more information about this event, contact Cassie Varnado at cassie.varnado@usm.edu.
on campus
Lucas honored at SMELA luncheon Chase Ladner Printz Reporter Members of the Southern Miss Education Law Association honored Aubrey Lucas at an education law policy luncheon Oct. 22 in the Thad Cochran Center. Lucas spoke about how local politics and agendas helped to shape the university’s development. “There is one thing that really stands out, and is an important thing about us. And that is that our history is about change,” Lucas said. The Southern Miss Education Law Association formed last year and has been inviting notable speakers to give lectures on education and the laws associated with it. While Lucas’ speech was not about laws, SMELA wanted to learn more about how different policies affected the university’s development. Historical laws
and landmark court decisions all played a part in the 100 year history of Southern Miss. “He’s lived through those eras of desegregation, higher education and financing higher education and the policies,” said Thelma Roberson, advisor for SMELA and chair of the department of educational leadership and school counseling. “We consider him a living legend.” “We like to see how education has changed,” said Rebekah Young, president of SMELA and doctoral student. “And if we hear something in some of these talks we go back and say ‘okay, are there any laws that maybe have affected this? Or could this impact practices.’” SMELA usually hosts speakers who talk about law or education, with Lucas being a special case. “We thought, it’s homecoming week,” Young said. “Let’s hear a little about Southern Miss.”
This was the second luncheon SMELA has hosted this semester, with the first featuring Rebecca Woodrick, USM director of equal opportunity and affirmative action, discussing affirmative action. Mississippi House Repre-
sentative Toby Barker will speak about state pre-k initiatives at a third luncheon Nov. 12. “[SMELA] is targeted really to anyone [who] is interested in education,” Young said. “And how law might affect education,
or vice versa.” For more information on SMELA visit smedlaw.org. To register for an event, visit usm.edu/smela.
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ON CAMPUS
Campus activities plan to spook for Halloween Destiny Reynolds Printz Reporter Halloween is known for its related festivities. From trickor-treating to costume parties to scary movie showings, it seems that everyone has elaborate plans for the night. For those who don’t have plans, don’t worry. On campus, the air is buzzing with activity and there’s a host of events to keep students occupied during this holiday week. Thursday, Century Park will host “Are You Scared?” on the Century Park Lawn starting at 9 p.m. There will be showings of old Halloween-related shows, such as “Goosebumps” and “Are You Afraid of the Dark?” Even more intriguing is the mystery
that surrounds the night. There will be a mystery game played by attendees. Snacks will be provided, and students are asked to bring blankets to sit on. Monday, Oct. 28, the Payne Center Recreational Sports committee will host the Southern Miss Creepy Crawl 5K costume run. Participants should arrive at the Payne Center in costume from 4-5:30 p.m. for check-in. The race will begin at 6 p.m. Admission is $10 for the general public, but free for students and faculty with recreational sports memberships. There will be prizes for the fastest runner and best costume. Anyone who wishes to volunteer with the race can register online at www. usm.edu/rec-sports. Monday, Oct. 28, is the Hon-
ors College Halloween Party. The party will take place from 4-6 p.m. at the Honor House. Costumes are welcome, though not required. There will be music, games, decorations and plenty of food. All Honors College students are welcome and the event is free. Tuesday, Oct. 29, the Payne Center will host the House of Payne Haunted House. The event will take place from 6-10:30 p.m. at the Payne Center. Admission is free, but is only open to students. Wednesday, Oct. 30, the Freshman Fall Festival will take place in the Freshman Quad. This event is free and open to everyone. Check-in is from 5-5:15 p.m., and there will be food, music, dancing and games
with prizes. There will also be guest speakers talking about the origins and celebrations of Day of the Dead and Halloween. Everyone can set aside their anxiety about not having holiday plans. With the abundance of food and festivities, whatever you decide to do, you’re sure to have a spectacular, spooky time.
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Senior photojournalism major Melanie Boyd assists Chuck Cook with hanging large prints of photographs taken by USM photojournalism alumni. There are 21 prints total in College Hall located on the walls of the first, second and third floors.
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Local
“Mark’d in Time” debuts downtown Ardan Thornhill Printz Reporter The USM Repertory Dance Company presented its first night of “Mark’d in Time” at The Thirsty Hippo Thursday night at 7 p.m. The program consisted of three modern dance acts by senior performance-choreography majors as a part of their senior projects. “Modern dance, for me, is that one room you can go into, do anything and call it ‘dance’,” said senior choreographer Kelsey Guy. “It just has no rules.” Opening night had a packed house, completely filling available seat space which left many standing or sitting along walls. Tyler McCants directed the opening act, “Known Conundrum,” which offered tracks by Kid Cudi and Radiohead, encapsulating the “futuristic” and “rhythmic” sounds he envisioned. “A ‘conundrum’ is a confusion, a dilemma and the fact that it is ‘known’ amongst the dancers is supposed to be somewhat an oxymoron,” McCants said on his decision regarding the title. Seven dancers walked on the
newly-constructed plywood stage, seasonally clad in warm tones that embraced the rustic-albeit-quaint environment of the venue. They moved in a process that varied between sporadic, individual movement and tandem, group movement before coming together at the end. “What I tried to do was look at each of my dancers as a ‘conundrum’ his or herself and make that dilemma ‘known’ by each of them coming together as one at the end,” McCants said. Guy, when speaking of her piece “Poor Reception,” mentioned the emotions and art that emerges and translates when directing pieces of dance. “As a senior, I am facing graduation and deciding where I want to go from here, so I think that lack of clarity and that struggle naturally came out in my work,” Guy said. Brittany Kuehn said the inspiration for her piece “One” came from elementary school children’s responses to the question “what yoga means to me?” after teaching it for a year. “One kid said ‘yoga is a place for me to go and escape’, which connected to me because dance has always
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The USM Repertory Dance Company performs “Mark’d in Time” Wednesday night at the Thirsty Hippo.
been my escape,” Kuehn said. The piece consisted of five dancers in light-hearted costumes, evocative of how young children may dress themselves: colorful tulle, mixmatched patterns and unconventional layers of shorts over pants. The performance strategically involved the audience by mimicking various audience members’ gestures and utilizing chairs on-stage to place dancers “on the audience’s level.” “What I wanted to see was what
would happens if the dancers were watching the audience,” Kuehn said. Brad Newton, owner of the restaurant-venue, said ‘Mark’d in Time’ debuted the building’s spacious back area, which will be used as a venue for events across the board. The Thirsty Hippo, originally opened in 2000, made its second revolution last year after opening in its new location on McLeod Street. “The reason for the location’s change was so that we could do
things like this: one night a dance recital, like tonight and the next, say a movie screening,” Newton said in hopes of seeing a variety of events pass through the space.
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Opinion
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Letter to the Editor This was a letter written by Shanning Newell.
There’s no better time than Homecoming week to enrich yourself with a sense of pride in your university, both past and present. What better way is there to celebrate USM’s rich history and get in the spirit of Homecoming than by visiting Special Collections at the McCain Library and Archives? Have you ever wondered how many members your USM organization had in the ‘60s? Want to know which events your sorority was participating in during the ‘70s or what one of your professors looked liked when he was a freshman at USM? With a complete collection of USM yearbooks dating back to the founding of Mississippi Normal College to an entire section of materials associated specifically with USM History, Special Collections has the answers. The McCain Library and Archives is no ordinary library. You can discover rare bits of history you won’t find in any other library across the nation. It is a treasure chest filled with unique artifacts and written materials gathered over the years by
USM Special Collections. Housing thousands of original documents related to almost any subject matter you desired to get your hands on, Special Collections offers a myriad of primary resources to help you write a solid research paper or pique your interest in the original ideas of the past. USM Special Collections has several archival categories within it, including Mississippians: published materials associated with Mississippi history, culture and government; Historical Manuscripts and Photographs: items that document the history of the South with an emphasis on Mississippi; and de Grummond Children’s Books: original manuscripts of some the most famous children’s books like “Little Red Riding Hood” circa 1880, “Cinderella” circa 1829 and “Curious George.” Special Collections is not only for graduate students or for someone of a certain major. It’s not only for a student looking for materials for a research project to get a grade. Special Collections will help you discover pieces of history that cannot be found on the Internet or anywhere else.
You may think you can find anything on the Internet, but Special Collections offers something a Google search bar cannot: the worn and tethered feel of an original Civil War letter sent from a soldier to his wife waiting at home, the leathery smell of an 16th century song book chanted by monks through hundreds of years of religious ceremonies, a sensation of pride from seeing an original photograph of smiling Head Coach Reed Green in 1938 standing on Pride Field, the same field you watch the Golden Eagles play on today. Although USM Special Collections has an online digital database, the website offers only a glimpse of the materials available there. Whether you need a primary source for a research assignment, or inspiration for a piece of art you are working on, or if you just want to get in the spirit of Homecoming week by seeing what USM and the Hattiesburg community was like 50 years ago, with millions of images, documents and artifacts, Special Collections has something for you.
Entertainment
Scary movie myths debunked Kristy Shelley Printz Reporter
“The white girl always trips”
TRUE. Always. It’s so frustrating because as soon as she takes off running, you know she’s going to fall. And what makes it worse is she usually runs toward the scary situation. If you are familiar with any scary movie at all, it’s so predictable, you know the white girl is going to trip.
“I’ll be right back”
MYTH. You’re not coming back. No. Just…no. Come on, you gotta know you’re not coming back, right? Everyone watching the movie senses it. If you’re like me when a character in a scary movie says “Let’s split up” or “I’ll be right back” you get aggravated because WHY would you split up? And why would you leave? You should just never split up or leave the group you’re in – you know you’re going to die. This happens a lot in the “Scream” movies – so if you’re in doubt, go watch one of those and it’ll change your mind.
“If someone was killed in the house, don’t move in”
TRUE. This seems like a common sense statement. But, of course, in scary movies
people overlook the fact that a murder just happened in the house they’re living in. “The Amityville Horror,” one of the creepiest movies of all time, is a perfect example of this. A man who ironically looks just like the main character in “Amityville Horror,” killed his entire family sometime before the Lutz family moved in. Now why in the world would you ignore the fact that a man, who looks just like you, killed his entire family in the house that you currently inhabit? So basically, if someone was killed in the house that you’re moving into, don’t move into it.
“The main character never dies”
MYTH/TRUE. The movie “Freddy vs. Jason” sort of supports and denies that statement. Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees are the main characters. Two violent serial killers out to get the children of Elm Street and then Freddy is angered by Jason because Jason is killing his potential victims. Because of their focus on each other more than their victims, they both end up dying. Just when you think it’s all over, Jason rises out of the lake where he supposedly just died and he is holding Freddy’s decapitated head...that is very much alive because he gives a nice little wink at the end. So let’s just say this is a 50/50.
“Kids and animals always see it first”
TRUE. If your child or dog is afraid of a situation then you should automatically know something is NOT right. In the “The Sixth Sense,” Bruce Willis, who is Dr. Malcolm Crowe, has child patients who see dead people. In “Paranormal Activity 2,” there is a dog staring and barking at something (a demon). It’s just a known fact that kids and animals see it first. So, don’t investigate. Just leave, move, run – whatever you need to do.
“There is always a happy ending”
MYTH. Well, this has proven to not be true in many of the recent scary movies such as “Insidious” and “Paranormal Activity.” If you’re unfamiliar with these two – spoiler alert – they are sequels because there is a rather unhappy ending for both. There are a few movies that can give you a moment of relief such as “The Conjuring” when everyone seems to be okay. But let’s face it – if they all ended “happily ever after” then it wouldn’t be that scary of a movie.
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Joshua Campbell Sports Editor The St. Louis Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox are no strangers to winning the World Series over the past decade and they both have the opportunity to add another ring to the collection. The Cardinals won the World Series twice already in the past decade as they were crowned champs in 2006 and 2011. The Red Sox can say the same as they won in 2004 and 2007. These ball clubs have been the model of consistency apart from the Red Sox debacle a year ago. One could make an argument that the Cardinals have been more consistent considering they have won the NL Central eight times and have reached the playoffs as a Wild Card three times in the last 14 seasons. However, the Cardinals never had to deal with the New York Yankees being in their division like the Red Sox. In that same span, the Red Sox have won their division only twice, but have reached the playoffs five times as a Wild Card. How have these two ball clubs been so consistent? The answer is quite simple really. They both
have players who play the game the right way by giving max effort day in and day out and rarely making mental mistakes. It’s hard to tell which team has the upper hand. The Cardinals had excellent starting pitching through the postseason led by Adam Wainwright, Michael Wacha and Joe Kelly. The Boston Red Sox do also, led by Jon Lester, John Lackey and Clay Bucholz. Each team has dynamic hitters who thrive when the spotlight is the brightest. Switch-hitting Carlos Beltran of the Cardinals is arguably the most clutch postseason ever to play. The same argument can be made for the Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz or as most call him “Big Papi.” Cardinals’ catcher Yadier Molina is regarded as the best catcher in all of baseball behind the plate and in the batter’s box. Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is also regarded as the best player at his position with excellent defense and timely hitting. With all the talent on both teams, who really has the edge? Arguments can be made for both teams, but to me, the Cardinals have the slightest of edges with their power pitching that is unrivaled in the sport.
Wainwright has proved throughout his career that he can go toe to toe with any opposing hitter with his plus fastball, knee jerking breaking ball, a highly deceptive changeup and his ability to throw any pitch in his repertoire in any count with pinpoint accuracy. Wacha, a rookie sensation, has been nearly unhittable throughout the postseason. In the NLCS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wacha didn’t allow a run in his 13 2/3 innings. In the NLDS against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Wacha took a no-hitter into the eighth inning before Pedro Alvarez, the NL leader in home runs this season, hit a solo shot to break it up. While the Red Sox have outstanding pitching of their own, the Cardinals’ rotation is in a league of their own and that will be the difference maker in this World Series. Anything can happen in October as history has proven time and time again, but the Cardinals should be able to win their third World Series in the last seven years. This series will be highly competitive, but look for the Cardinals to win in six games, 4-2.
Southern Miss Sports Box Score:
Men’s Golf:
10/21 at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 1st of 17 10/22 at Jim Rivers Intercollegiate 1st of 17
Women’s Golf:
10/21 at FIU Pat Bradley Invitational 7th of 17 10/22 at FIU Pat Bradley Invitational 7th of 17
Upcoming Games
Cardinals’ rotation to be the difference in World Series
10/25/13 3 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. East Carolina Hattiesburg, Miss. 7 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Middle Tennessee State Murfreesboro, Tenn. All Day Women’s Tennis at Golden Eagle Invitational Hattiesburg, Miss. 10/26/13 3 p.m. Men’s Basketball Black and Gold Scrimmage Hattiesburg, Miss. Homecoming 6 p.m. Football vs. North Texas Hattiesburg, Miss. 10/27/13 1 p.m. Women’s Soccer vs. Old Dominion Hattiesburg, Miss. 1 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Tulsa Tulsa, Okla.
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FOOTBALL
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Southern Miss hosts North Texas for Homecoming black-out game Joshua Campbell Sports Editor
Southern Miss will find itself in a familiar position entering this weekend’s Homecoming game after losing to East Carolina 55-14. The Golden Eagles felt the sting of a tough overtime loss to UCF before falling to Marshall 59-24 at the 2012’s Homecoming game. Southern Miss will attempt to avoid repeating last year’s performance and end the 18-game losing streak that began Sept. 2012. “We’ve moved on from last week’s game against East Carolina, and our focus is now on a really good North Texas team,” Coach Todd Monken said in his weekly press conference. “They’re a tough, physical defense that plays hard, that chases the ball. Their offense is physical. It’s going to be a real challenge.” North Texas is coming off a two-game winning streak, outscoring Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech 62-20 to
improve to 4-3 overall and 2-1 in Conference USA play. The Mean Green are in the top three in C-USA for total yards, total yards passing and yards passing per game while averaging 28.4 points per game. The weight of the offense for Southern Miss will be on the shoulders of true freshman Nick Mullens after being named the starter for the blackout game. “What Nick showed us Saturday was his ability to create when things break down,” Monken said. “I think Nick will play well.” Mullens entered the ECU game in the second quarter Saturday and completed nine of 17 passes for 97 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. Mullens becomes one of six possible freshmen to start on offense next week. “They’re going to only get better,” Monken said when asked about the inexperienced squad. “I see that on a daily basis in practice. The more reps they get, the more comfortable
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they get, and the more confident they get.” Freshmen players have been the catalysts to Monken’s offense. Receiver Marquise Ricard caught one of Southern Miss’ 11 receptions for a touchdown against ECU. However, leading receiver Tyre’oune Holmes wasn’t targeted. Time of possession will be crucial and revolve around running the ball effectively. Southern Miss’ three-player running back corps of Tyre Bracken, Jalen Richard and George Payne was able to generate 110 yards on the ground on 28 carries. Southern Miss’ defense will focus more on preventing North Texas from converting third downs, something the unit struggled with against ECU. ECU converted 11 of its 17 third-down attempts. “There are a number of things we can improve on,” Monken said after being asked about the team’s inability to hold opponents on third downs. “We’ve got to do a better job, I know. Getting a better pash rush, coverage, forcing longer yardage situations will all lend themselves to that.” Southern Miss’ defense, led by defensive linemen Octavius
Thomas and Adam William’s two sacks each, will look to improve its pass rush on the quarterback. The Eagles are 12th in C-USA with eight sacks. Southern Miss is also tied for 10th in C-USA with three defensive interceptions. As for North Texas, the stout defense is tied for fourth in CUSA with 15 sacks and tied for fifth with eight interceptions. “What they do, they do well,” Monken said when addressing the Mean Green defense. “They don’t do a lot until you get to third downs and then they’ll get after you a little bit. Other than that,
Homecoming game and cheer for their team to finally put a mark in the win column.
they’re a four-down team that wants to play simple coverages.” The atmosphere at The Rock will be loud as fans black out the stands for the 2013
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Junior Katie Mauro pushes colored tissue into the frame of Tri Delta’s float Wednesday in preparation for the homecoming weekend at Southern Miss. The floats are located on Southern Miss Dr in front of the Administration building.
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