Cousins Dre Riley of Mississippi State and Kevin Riley of Alabama are set to face each other Saturday in Starkville, according to a post from the City of Meridian-Government.
The game also includes another family connection: JJ will play against his uncle Daniel. The post described the players as Kosciusko kids and highlighted the family tradition surrounding the matchup.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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