HATTIESBURG — Taking up a 1,188-mile journey to a place I’d never been before to become the Hattiesburg American’s Southern Miss beat writer was — admittedly — a leap of faith.
Composing this on a makeshift desk, plopped on the only chair presently in my home after less than a week in town, I can already tell I’ve made the right choice.
The people of Hattiesburg couldn’t possibly have been more welcoming to this stranger from Pennsylvania, parachuting in to cover their beloved Golden Eagles.
My hope is to repay that kindness with journalism that engages, entertains and — above all — informs a community that has made its enthusiasm for Southern Miss sports more than apparent in just a few days.