Cordarro Law 3-4 Right Outside Linebacker #49 Senior Redshirt Pros Physical Ability: Law has amazing physical ability for a defensive player. Durability: Law is one of the toughest college players I’ve seen when watching him on film. Size: Law is 6 foot 2 261 pounds.  He has the versatility to play a 4-3 or a 3-4 scheme as a pass rusher.  Some people say Law is undersized...

Austin Davis threw two touchdowns, including a 4-yarder late in the game, and No. 22 Southern Mississippi earned a school-record 12th victory by holding off Nevada 24-17 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night. Davis overcame a shaky start for the Conference USA champion Golden Eagles (12-2), and the defense in the second half managed to shut down Nevada's potent pistol attack led by Lampford...

Austin Davis threw two touchdowns, including a 4-yarder late in the game, and No. 22 Southern Mississippi earned a school-record 12th victory by holding off Nevada 24-17 in the Hawaii Bowl on Saturday night. Davis overcame a shaky start for the Conference USA champion Golden Eagles (12-2), and the defense in the second half managed to shut down Nevada's potent pistol attack led by Lampford...

Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart — the man behind the Crimson Tide's top-rated defense — has taken himself off the list to be Southern Mississippi's next head coach. Smart was considered the leading candidate to replace Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora. Fedora is leaving to become the North Carolina Tar Heels new coach. ESPN.com reports that Smart pulled...

Southern Miss quarterback Austin Davis has gone from a walk-on with the Golden Eagles to leading them to a Conference USA title over then No. 6 Houston in a 49-28 upset. Now, he’s being honored for that achievement. Davis was the recipient of the Burlsworth Trophy Friday night, given to the nation’s most outstanding player who began…

Austin Davis threw four touchdown passes and No. 24 Southern Mississippi ruined Houston's perfect season and Bowl Championship Series hopes with a 49-28 victory over the seventh-ranked Cougars on Saturday. It was star quarterback Case Keenum's last home game for Houston for sure, and could've also been the finale for coach Kevin Sumlin, who has been mentioned as a top...

Austin Davis passed for 277 yards and two scores, and ran for another as Southern Mississippi breezed past Memphis 44-7. Davis completed 14 of 26 passes to give the Golden Eagles (10-2) their first Conference USA Eastern Division title since 2006 and their first 10-win season since 1988. Southern Mississippi will play at No. 8-ranked Houston in the conference championship game...

Southern Miss is seeking a milestone, a title and revenge against UAB. The 22nd-ranked Golden Eagles can clinch the Conference USA East Division title with a win over the Blazers Thursday night at Legion Field. A victory would also give them 10 wins for the third time in the program's history and first since 1988. Plus, Southern Miss would like a little revenge from last season...

Austin Davis has seen dozens of talented players come and go at Southern Miss. Some of them achieve their potential. Many don't. The fifth-year senior quarterback has little doubt receiver Chris Briggs will succeed. ''I knew the first time I saw him he had a chance to be a really good player,'' Davis said. ''But like all freshmen, he had a lot to learn...

The Southern Mississippi Eagles are 9-1 and ranked in the top 25. They have flown under the national media radar which in this day and age with social networking and everyone having a cell phone that can be hard to do. The Eagles have beat some big named schools including Virginia, East Carolina and Central Florida with their only loss coming to Marshall in Week 2. This record would...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) -- Southern Miss isn't usually worried about its offense. The No. 25 Golden Eagles have scored points in bunches since coach Larry Fedora arrived in Hattiesburg four years ago, and currently rank second in Conference USA averaging 37.6 points per game. But Southern Miss (8-1, 4-1 C-USA) hosts UCF (4-5, 2-3) on Saturday and the Knights don't have...

Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora bounded off the practice field with a wide grin on his face, joking with players and slapping them on the back as the Golden Eagles made their way toward the locker room. These are good times at Southern Miss. - the Golden Eagles are on a seven-game winning streak and are back in the Top 25 for the first time in seven years. Fedora admits he has...

Enjoying its best start since 1996, Southern Mississippi has climbed its way into the AP Top 25 for the first time in seven years. While coach Larry Fedora is certainly pleased with the accomplishment, he knows it won't last long unless his team continues its tremendous play. The 25th-ranked Golden Eagles look to win eight straight for the first time in 53 seasons when they...

Rivals.com awarded Southern Miss junior bandit end Jamie Collins its Conference USA Player of the Week award after his performances in the No. 22 Golden Eagles' 48-28 road victory over C-USA rival East Carolina on Saturday.

A seven-game winning streak has ended Southern Mississippi's seven-year absence from The Associated Press Top 25. The Golden Eagles entered the national poll at No. 25 on Sunday, one day after beating East Carolina 48-28. ''It's good to be noticed,'' Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora said. ''Our guys have a special type of chemistry that comes with...

Jamie Collins scored on a 97-yard interception return and Deron Wilson added one of 79 yards to lead Southern Mississippi to a 48-28 win over East Carolina on Saturday.

Jamie Collins scored on a 97-yard interception return and Deron Wilson added one of 79 yards to lead Southern Mississippi to a 48-28 win over East Carolina on Saturday.

Southern Miss senior linebacker Ronnie Thornton has done all the right things in the film room this week, studying for hours and making sure all the young defensive players understand how difficult facing Navy's triple-option offense will be. But no matter the amount of off-the-field preparation, Golden Eagles' coach Larry Fedora knows his defense is in for a rude awakening...

(Eds: With AP Photos.) By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer Navy's got one of the best rushing offenses in the country. Southern Miss is pretty good at running the football, too. At least the Golden Eagles were. But that was before a rash of injuries to the team's top three running backs forced USM coach Larry Fedora to dig into his depth chart for possible replacements when...

Southern Miss’ leading tackler on defense, linebacker Korey Williams, suffered a what was described as a leg injury in the third quarter of the Golden Eagles’ 30-24 victory over Virginia last weekend. Unfortunately for USM, that injury will cost their star defender for the rest of the season. By way of Hattiesburg American writer Patrick…

Rivals.com awarded Southern Miss senior quarterback, Austin Davis, its Conference USA Player of the Week award after leading the Golden Eagles to a 30-24 road victory over Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia on Saturday.

The Ol' Gunslinger is making another comeback to football, but this time it will be off the field, as an announcer for his alma mater. 

Southern Miss senior linebacker Korey Williams has earned the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week honors Monday afternoon in a vote by selected league media members and released by the conference office.Williams led the Golden Eagles with 10 tackles, seven of which were solo stops, in a 52-6 win over Southeastern Louisiana. He added one tackle for loss and snatched an interception...

Southern Mississippi rushed for 335 yards on the way to a 52-6 blowout Saturday night over Southeastern Louisiana, a Football Championship Subdivision opponent. Coming off a tough 26-20 loss to Conference USA foe Marshall, the Golden Eagles (2-1) pounded the Lions (1-2) between the tackles, controlled the clock and scored 13 more points than they did in their previous two games...

The ride will soon come to an end for Korey Williams. The talented senior linebacker is gearing up for his final season at Southern Miss and he hopes to go out a top the Conference USA heap. The Golden Eagles continued fall practice earlier today as they prepare for the season opener against Louisiana Tech.