Mississippi Valley comeback, Ole Miss road win lead October 11 rundown

Sunday, October 11, 2026 — coverage originally published from 4:45 p.m. Saturday to 4:45 p.m. Sunday Central.

A 17-point comeback by Mississippi Valley State and a road win for Ole Miss headline a busy stretch of college sports reporting. Jackson State and Alcorn State also played Saturday football games, while Sunday brought new soccer and volleyball results. In Mississippi news, Prentiss County authorities are investigating the theft of a county work truck and other property. The summaries below draw on reports originally published during the 24-hour window ending at Sunday’s 4:45 p.m. cutoff.

Mississippi News

Prentiss County shed burglary under investigation

The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Office says someone entered the Supervisor District Shed at 283 County Road 8311 early Sunday and took vehicle batteries and other items. Authorities say the person then left in a white 2007 Ford F-150 four-door crew cab work truck belonging to a supervisor. The investigation is ongoing, and the department is asking people with information that could lead to an arrest to contact it or Crime Stoppers. The sheriff’s account describes a suspect but does not report an arrest. Read the MS News Group report.

Mississippi Sports

Mississippi Valley State erases 17-point deficit

Mississippi Valley State came back from 17 points down to beat Texas Southern 38-34 in Houston on Saturday. Quarterback Josh Brown scored five touchdowns, according to the school account carried by Sports Mississippi. The size of the deficit and the narrow final margin make this one of the weekend’s clearest Mississippi football turnarounds. The source report does not break down Brown’s touchdowns or provide a play-by-play, so those details are not assumed here. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Ole Miss wins at Vanderbilt

No. 9 Ole Miss won on the road at Vanderbilt in its second Southeastern Conference away game of the season. Sports Mississippi reports that the result moved the Rebels to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in SEC play. That conference record is the immediate consequence of the win; the available report does not give a final score or individual statistics. The result is included here without filling in those missing details from elsewhere. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Jackson State loses a close game at Grambling State

No. 22 Jackson State fell 45-38 to Grambling State in Louisiana despite what Sports Mississippi describes as a career game by freshman Li’Darius Pryor. The seven-point margin shows how close the final result was, but the source does not provide Pryor’s statistical line or describe the scoring sequence. This was a loss for Jackson State, even with the standout performance noted in the report. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Alcorn State dominates its homecoming game

Alcorn State beat Arkansas Baptist 63-7 Saturday at its homecoming game. Sports Mississippi reports 323 rushing yards for the Braves and an attendance of 14,502 at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium. The account says Alcorn scored through offense and special teams, making this the widest margin among the four college football results in this edition. No individual scoring totals are provided in the available report. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Jackson State soccer extends its SWAC run

Jackson State women’s soccer beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 6-0 Sunday at Pumphrey Stadium. The Tigers scored five times in the first half and once in the second, according to the school report carried by Sports Mississippi. It was Jackson State’s fourth consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference victory. The report does not identify the goal scorers, so the team result and conference streak are the clearest verified takeaways. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Ole Miss volleyball pushes No. 4 Kentucky

Ole Miss lost 3-1 at No. 4 Kentucky on Sunday afternoon after taking one set from the Wildcats. The reported set scores were 25-22, 21-25, 25-19 and 25-21. The Rebels remained competitive across four sets but could not complete the road upset. The account attributes the match result to the school and says Kentucky extended its winning streak; it does not give a new Ole Miss record or player totals. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Ole Miss rifle wins ranked tri-meet

The No. 5 Ole Miss rifle team won a home tri-meet Saturday with 4,724 points. No. 10 Memphis finished with 4,709 and No. 4 Nebraska with 4,696, according to Sports Mississippi. Ole Miss’s margin was 15 points over Memphis and 28 over Nebraska. The result stands out because the Rebels finished ahead of two other ranked teams, including one ranked above them, though the short report offers no individual scores. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Belhaven stays unbeaten in conference soccer

Abby Jordan scored in the 73rd minute to give Belhaven a 1-0 win over Asbury on Saturday at Belhaven Bowl Stadium. Goalkeeper Addi Roberts made four saves, and the Blazers recorded their sixth shutout of the season. Sports Mississippi reports that Belhaven remained unbeaten in CCS play. In a one-goal game, Jordan’s late finish and Roberts’s clean sheet supplied the decisive details in the available account. Read the Sports Mississippi report.

Featured image: MS News Group file photo of a football game. It is illustrative and does not depict the games reported above.