On a gray, cold and blustery Friday morning, just before 11 o’clock, Noxubee County senior Damian Verdell stood ready to take the field with his teammates for the 2020 Class 3A state championship football game against Magee. And not just any field — Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, where Payton, Rice, Manning, Favre and … Continue reading A neck injury late in the season left Noxubee County senior Damian Verdell wondering if he would play in the state title game. His journey, his story. — by Billy Watkins