2019 EMCC Football News
Eight former EMCC Lions ink with four-year schools on Wednesday’s national signing day
Eight former East Mississippi Community College football players signed with four-year universities during Wednesday’s first day of the NCAA’s early signing period.
December 17, 2020
11 former EMCC Lions listed on NFL season-opening rosters
As the National Football League prepares to kick off the 2020 season this week, a total of 11 former East Mississippi Community College players will be listed among the NFL’s 32 team rosters.
September 09, 2020
EMCC withdraws from fall conference football play due to COVID-19 concerns
The East Mississippi Community College Department of Athletics, with the support of the EMCC Board of Trustees, individually elected not to participate in fall football should the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference begin league play Oct. 1 as previously announced. As a result, EMCC is currently withdrawing from league play for the fall 2020 season due to safety challenges created by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
August 11, 2020
Brandon Deaderick and T’Darryl Grays join EMCC football coaching staff
Retired National Football League defensive end Brandon Deaderick and former Southeastern Louisiana University defensive back T’Darryl Grays have been hired as assistant football coaches at East Mississippi Community College, as announced Friday by 13th-year EMCC head football coach Buddy Stephens.
July 10, 2020
EMCC Lions announce 2020 football schedule
On the heels of claiming five NJCAA national championships and winning 87 percent of their games during the 2010s, the Lions of East Mississippi Community College are scheduled to kick off the new decade with an eight-game 2020 regular-season football slate comprised of four home games and four road contests.
July 02, 2020
Rivers and Merritt sign rookie free agent deals; EMCC Lions boast 14 current NFL players
With the recent official signings of undrafted rookie free agents Chauncey Rivers and Kirk Merritt by National Football League teams, five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College currently has 14 former players listed among the NFL’s 32 team rosters.
May 05, 2020
Former EMCC/MSU teammates Tyre Phillips and Brian Cole II selected in NFL Draft
For the second time in four years, East Mississippi Community College had a pair of players selected in the NFL Draft. Former EMCC and Mississippi State teammates Tyre Phillips and Brian Cole II had their names called during this week’s three-day virtual professional football draft.
April 26, 2020
Fifth Annual EMCC Football Golf Classic slated for May 1 at Lion Hills in Columbus
The East Mississippi Community College football program will be hosting the Fifth Annual EMCC Football Golf Classic on Friday, May 1, at Lion Hills in Columbus.
March 06, 2020
EMCC Lions send 15 football players to the four-year level
Three former East Mississippi Community College football players signed National Letters of Intent during Wednesday’s National Signing Day to give the Lions a total of 15 players from their 2019 football team who have inked with four-year schools.
February 06, 2020
Five-time national champion EMCC Lions announce 28 football signees
A total of 28 incoming football players were announced during Wednesday’s National Signing Day by head coach Buddy Stephens of the five-time national champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College.
February 06, 2020
EMCC Lions set Feb. 7 for open football tryouts on Scooba campus
Five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College is scheduled to conduct open football tryouts on Friday, Feb. 7, on the Scooba campus.
January 24, 2020
EMCC’s Jason Brownlee and Terence Cherry named NJCAA Football All-Americans
East Mississippi Community College sophomores Jason Brownlee and Terence Cherry have been named 2019 NJCAA Football All-Americans. Products of West Point High School, Brownlee was named to the NJCAA’s first team while Cherry picked up second-team honors. The selections were made by the NJCAA Football Committee and announced Tuesday by the NJCAA national office headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
December 10, 2019
East Mississippi trio selected to 2019 NJCAA All-Region 23 football team
East Mississippi Community College sophomores Jason Brownlee, Josh Smith and Terence Cherry have been named to the 2019 NJCAA All-Region 23 football team, as selected by the MACJC’s head football coaches and announced Thursday by MACJC Commissioner Steven Martin.
November 14, 2019
East Mississippi places seven players on MACJC’s 2019 all-conference football team
Headlined by NJCAA receptions and receiving yards leader Jason Brownlee, the East Mississippi Community College Lions have placed seven players on the MACJC’s 2019 all-conference football team. The first and second teams of the MACJC’s North and South Divisions were selected by the conference’s head football coaches and announced Tuesday by MACJC Commissioner Steven Martin.
November 12, 2019
EMCC’s three-year reign as MACJC football champs ends with 31-7 loss at No. 1 Gulf Coast in state semifinals
East Mississippi Community College’s three-year reign as state football champions came to an end with a 31-7 road setback to top-ranked and unbeaten Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College during Saturday night’s MACJC semifinals played at A.L. May Memorial Stadium.
November 03, 2019
Three-time reigning state champion EMCC set to begin title defense at No. 1 Mississippi Gulf Coast
Set to make their 11th MACJC football playoff appearance in 12 seasons under Coach Buddy Stephens’ guidance, the 13th-ranked and three-time reigning state champion Lions of East Mississippi Community College travel to Perkinston to begin their title defense by taking on the top-ranked and unbeaten Mississippi Gulf Coast Bulldogs Saturday evening in the MACJC semifinals. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at A.L. May Memorial Stadium on the MGCCC campus.
October 31, 2019