it did. But MHSAA wants to move away from there. With good reason. That’s why it went to a rotation of msu - ole miss a couple times each then they decided to include Usm in rotation. It was at Usm 2 years in row to give then it was to go back to msu in 2020 and something happened to move it to Jackson. I forget what. After that it was assumed to go back to msu but ended up at Usm.
But the games at usm, every class, all 3 years it’s been there, have averaged higher attendance than anywhere else. And it should. Most of the states population lives south of I-20. More average fans will go watch games even if their teams aren’t in them. And Hattiesburg is easier to get too with higher number of state highways and the interstate around it than anywhere in the state except for Jackson.