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JSU ready for redemption against USM
Tigers aim to shed underdog label, win in 2nd meeting with USM

By Mark Alexander
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Who: Jackson State at Southern Miss
When: 6 p.m., Saturday

Where: M.M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg


There's no line on Saturday's Jackson State-Southern Miss game.

Point spread or no point spread, everybody knows who the favorite is.

"USM is," JSU coach Robert Hughes said. "We're the underdog by the mere fact that we're (Division) I-AA and they are (Division) I-A."

The same was true in 1987 when JSU traveled to Hattiesburg to play Southern Miss, and the Tigers gave the Golden Eagles all they could handle and then some before falling 17-7.

The question is, some 15 years later, can JSU make a game of it again? Or even pull off the upset?

"Why not?" JSU linebacker Elgin Andrews said. "I know we've got a chance. We've got the same athletes they've got. We pretty much know they are favored, but everybody here is ready to get it on."

Recent history tells us that Division I-AA schools can play the role of giant slayer. There's been one major I-AA over I-A upset in each of the past three years.

Northwestern State beat bowl-bound TCU 27-24 last season. In 2000, Portland State defeated Hawaii 45-20. In 1999, Furman destroyed North Carolina 28-3.

And who can forget The Citadel knocking off Arkansas 10-3 in 1992? Certainly not Arkansas coach Jack Crowe, who lost his job as a result of that loss.

That said, Grambling State is the only Southwestern Athletic Conference school to have beaten a I-A school. The G-Men beat Oregon State twice and Hawaii three times.

But that was nearly two decades ago "when we used to get a lot of the best players," says former Grambling star quarterback Doug Williams. "Nowadays kids want to go to Division I-A schools."

Williams, who now coaches Grambling, took his team to Louisville two years ago and got beat 52-0. Last year, Southern University lost to Tulane 41-7 and Texas Southern lost to Texas El-Paso 52-6.

"It's a numbers game," Southern University coach Pete Richardson said. "The difference in scholarship players is just part of it. We don't have the depth they do."

Not only does Division I-AA schools such as Jackson State have just 63 scholarships to give compared to 85 for Division I-A schools such as Southern Miss, JSU's players are also the same ones the USM's of the world decided to look past.

USM will dress out 78 players Saturday; JSU 64.

"The difference is numbers and depth," Williams said. "There are quality athletes in I-AA, but there's more quality athletes at the I-A level. You might have a good quarterback, a good receiver, a good linebacker, whatever. But football games are won in the trenches, and that's where you find the biggest difference."

USM coach Jeff Bower is well aware of the differences between I-A and I-AA. Facilities, resources, money, etc. Yet, he's still weary of JSU.

"I don't think there's as much of a gap as people think," Bower said. "The 85 scholarship limitation (in I-A) I'm sure helps everyone get better. The transfer rules ? you can transfer from a I-A to I-AA and be immediately eligible ? that's an attractive thing to some I-A player. But I don't know that there's a lot of difference."

Bower was in his second year as an assistant at SMU in 1983 when the Mustangs slipped past Grambling 14-10. SMU was ranked No. 3 in the nation and featured Erik Dickerson at running back.

"I equate that game a little bit with this ballgame," Bower said. "When you play a I-AA school, you expect those guys to play as good as they can possibly play. They'll play hard and they'll be fired up for this no question."

Said Williams: "You're playing at another level, but the kids still have got to realize it's still football. Our kids were in awe at first (against Louisville), and we made a lot of mistakes we couldn't overcome."

That shouldn't be a problem for JSU, which plays its home games in a stadium twice the size of USM's and has played in front of crowds as large as 60,000. A crowd of 35,000 is expected Saturday.

"They put on their pants one leg at a time just like us," JSU linebacker James McGowan said. "If we play up to our potential we can beat anybody."

Southern Miss, which returns nine starters off a nationally-ranked defense, is expected to contend with Louisville for the Conference USA title. JSU is the preseason favorite to win the SWAC East. Neither USM or JSU is ranked in the top 25 nationally in their respective divisions.

"We know we've got a big challenge ahead of us," JSU defensive end Bobby Bell said. "But we're going to try to make a name for ourselves. We want to show that we can compete. We've got a lot of talent, and this game is a good time to showcase that talent."
 
They can pull it off. USM has injuries and will make some mistakes. IF we capitalize and they underestimate, it will be more of a game than most think. I mean no one saw that U of Memphis win over Tennessee coming a few years back.
 



JSU makes changes in bid to improve special teams

JSU makes changes in bid to improve special teams



Four botched punts resulted in 24 points for opportunistic USM
By Mark Alexander
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Jackson State freshman punter Domenick Addison has never experienced anything like what he experienced this past Saturday night against Southern Miss.

"Never," he said. "I had all kind of people running at me."

Addison, who not once had a punt blocked while at Bogue Chitto, had two blocked Saturday in his collegiate debut. Two more were muffed, once after a bad snap and the other on a perfect snap ? still Addison, confronted by a bevy of oncoming defenders, had no choice but to tuck the ball and run for his life.

"I did what I could do," said Addison, who averaged 38 yards on the three punts he had time to get off. "You can't really blame anybody, though. I'm part of special teams, too. We've just got to get better."

Poor special teams play isn't anything new at JSU. Just last year, the Tigers had seven punts blocked, three for touchdowns. JSU coach Robert Hughes addressed part of the problem by bringing in three kickers, including Addison. But those kickers can only do so much if the snap and/or blocking isn't carried out properly.

That was proved Saturday. Of the 55 points Southern Miss scored, 24 came after the four botched punts. The Golden Eagles scored each time, starting at the JSU 13-, 49-, 32- and 28-yard line.

Southern Miss also had a 25-yard punt return down to the JSU 22-yard line that set up a touchdown and a 53-yard kickoff return down to the JSU 38-yard line that set up a field goal.

"Their special teams outplayed our special teams," JSU linebacker Elgin Andrews said. "That made a big difference in the outcome of the game."

One thing working against JSU was being without the services of its top deep snapper, Quinton Scott, who injured his knee in an off-the-field mishap late in the week. That pressed freshman Jarvis Patterson into duty. Patterson struggled and was replaced by Lee Triplett, who worked with the first team punt cover unit at Monday's practice.

JSU spent the last 15 minutes of practice working on punt protection/coverage.

"We're going to work on it every day this week," JSU offensive line coach Carl Roberts said. "We would be crazy if we didn't."

As promised, JSU's coaches made some changes. The two outside "gunners" are no longer a part of the formation, replaced by two additional blockers on the edges in running back Brandon Cox and receiver Scott Morris. That gives the Tigers 10 blockers instead of eight.

"If the snap is good, they're not supposed to get back there with 10 guys in (blocking)," Roberts said. "It's up to our guys to respond now. They've got to firm up. . . toughen up because we know everybody is going to come after us."

JSU will find out Saturday if the new protection scheme works. The Tigers play at North Carolina A&T, which blocked a punt that went for a touchdown and returned a punt for a touchdown in a 42-35 win over JSU a year ago.

The Aggies' punt returner, Curtis Deloatch, returned five punts for touchdowns last season to set a Division I-AA record and earn All-America honors. Deloatch had a 79-yard punt return for a touchdown against JSU.

"I remember him," JSU safety Lamont Woulard said. "He's extremely fast. If he makes one or two moves, he's gone. We've got to get down the field and key on him, after we block."
 
WHomever is over special teams needs to be replaced. I was sitting in end zone seats, so I could see the break down head on. At the snap, at least 3 USM defenders busted right through. Our offensive coaches also need to address the red zone offense. We were moving the ball too consistenly against USM to not score more points and actually give up points because of poor special teams. No one associated with 1A football will tell it like it is, but from the 3rd drive on were moving the ball on USM with chances to score and were stopping USM both in the red zone and near mid-field. Special team blocking schemes on punts and kick returns has to be addressed first.
 
We may also need to consider more speed in the return game.
 
Unbelieveable.

34 of 55 points set up by horrible special teams play. :redhot: I've never heard of a stat so pitiful in my life.
 
Injuries likely to sideline key N.C. A&T player vs. JSU

Injuries likely to sideline key N.C. A&T player vs. JSU


From Staff and Wire reports

Jackson State will have one less thing to worry about when it takes on North Carolina A&T Saturday in Greensboro.

The Aggies' punt returner/cornerback Curtis Deloatch is not expected to play after injuring his knee in North Carolina A&T's season-opening loss to North Carolina Central.

North Carolina A&T coach Bill Hayes described Deloatch's injury as a "slight tear." Deloatch will have his knee scoped and likely will be out two to three games, Hayes said.

Deloatch suffered the injury while returning his first punt of the season. Micheaux Hollingsworth becomes A&T's No. 1 returner; sophomore James McCoy becomes the starter at cornerback.

Deloatch returned five punts for touchdowns last season to set a Division I-AA record, including a 79-yarder against JSU. He also returned an interception 61 yards for a touchdown in that game.

After introducing the players to a new punt formation during a 15-minute session Monday, JSU has devoted a combined 1 1/2-hours to punt protection/coverage the past two days at practice.
 
JSU goal: Forget big loss to USM

JSU goal: Forget big loss to USM



Tigers' attention turns to Division I-AA opponent N.C. A&T
By Mark Alexander
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Jackson State played up a level this past Saturday night against Southern Miss, and it showed.

The Division I-A Golden Eagles whipped the I-AA Tigers 55-7.

"I think some of us were overwhelmed," JSU defensive lineman Llvee Archie said.

That game is now history, and JSU coach Robert Hughes wants the Tigers to treat it as such. Hughes' message to his team this week: Put the USM game behind you, forget about it, and move on. What's done is done.

"We can't dwell on that one or we'll lose the next one," Hughes said.

The next one happens to be Saturday night in Greensboro, N.C. JSU plays North Carolina A&T, which like JSU is a I-AA team. The Aggies beat the Tigers 42-35 11 months ago in Atlanta, which alone should serve as enough motivation to render the lopsided Week 1 loss in Hattiesburg a thing of the past.

"For sure," JSU quarterback Robert Kent said. "We need to learn from the mistakes we made against USM and build on the positives."

Despite the 48-point margin, JSU's coaching staff found plenty of positives. Hughes was pleased with the way his team "played hard for 60 minutes." Offensive coordinator Darrell Asberry was pleased with the way his unit moved the ball, especially in the first half. And defensive coordinator Greg Johnson liked the way his unit responded to adversity.

Another positive? As many of the coaches and players have been quick to point out this week, JSU will not face a team as good as USM the rest of the season.

"That's a heckuva game to start off with," JSU offensive line coach Carl Roberts said. "We won't see anything better. That game should help us down the road."

JSU had 22 first downs compared to 23 for USM. The Tigers also managed 273 yards against a stout USM defense, turning the ball over just twice. However, Kent and Co. put only seven points on the scoreboard, 27 points below JSU's combined average the last two seasons.

It was the lowest number of points scored by JSU since a 48-7 loss to Florida A&M in 1998, a stretch of 42 games.

"I was shocked we only got seven points," Asberry said. "We moved the ball pretty well against a good defense. . .we did a good job of running the football. We just didn't cash in. That's not like us. It's nothing to panic about, though. That game is water under the bridge."

Johnson agrees.

"Overall, I saw signs of a good defense that can be great," said Johnson, who fielded five players making their first collegiate starts. "But our inexperience showed. It makes it tough when you're backed up most of the night like we were. We got three or four stops. Eventually they just wore us down."

Inexperience or no inexperience, there's one thing Johnson would like to see less of starting Saturday in Greensboro ? big plays. USM had 13 plays of 15 yards or more ? seven of 20 yards or more, including plays of 47 and 65 yards.

"Our game plan was to slow down the running game and force them to pass more," Johnson said. "And some of that had to do with our youth and bad decisions. But the bottom line is we gave up too many big plays. You can't be successful on defense giving up that many big plays. We've got to play more solid defensively."

Middle linebacker Brandon Jones was one of those making his first start. He was credited with three tackles, two for losses.

"I was real excited at first; I had to settle down," Jones said. "It started getting better for me as the game went on. The best thing to do is forget about that one and focus on the next one."

North Carolina A&T is the second of three straight non-conference games for JSU, which doesn't open Southwestern Athletic Conference play until Sept. 21 against Southern University.

North Carolina A&T, picked to finish second in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, returns 15 starters from last year's 8-3 team. The Aggies' season got off to a bad start as they lost to Division II North Central State 33-30 in overtime this past Saturday after leading 27-0 in the first half.

"We've got to use last week as a learning experience," Archie said. "Last week all the talk was about USM. This week all the talk has been about North Carolina A&T."
 
Scouting the Tigers

Scouting the Tigers


OFFENSE: The good news for JSU fans is that Tennessee State quarterback Shannon Harris, who threw for 360 yards and a school-record seven touchdowns against JSU last season, is no longer around. The bad news is that all of the Tigers' big play receivers are back. C.J. Johnson, Ron Jackson and Patrick Jenkins combined for 124 catches totaling 1,965 yards a year ago. Jackson had two touchdown catches and Johnson one in Tennessee State's 33-point win over Prairie View Saturday. TE Steve Farmer is also a good one. The Tigers' quarterback situation is still unsettled after two games. Bryson Rosser started in the opener against South Carolina State but threw a TSU record-tying five interceptions. Riley Walker started against Prairie View, although he was lifted in favor of Marshall transfer Kenny Irby, who engineered three second quarter scoring drives. Charles Anthony, TSU's leading rusher (728 yards) last season, and Memphis transfer Jeff "Sugar" Sanders share time at tailback.

DEFENSE: Five of Tennessee State's top seven tacklers return from last year's 8-3 team, led by linebackers Jermaine Beale and Brice Smith, cornerbacks Dion Giddens and Scott Cunningham and safety Ahmed Safeeullah. Newcomer Manny Robles has also made an immediate impact. The Tigers are very aggressive yet sound defensively. They have forced 11 turnovers in their first two games ? six against S.C. State and five against Prairie View. That's not good new for JSU, which turned the ball over eight times against North Carolina A&T. Tennessee State forced four turnovers, three interceptions by JSU quarterback Robert Kent, leading to 17 points in last year's 31-point blowout win over JSU in late November.

INTANGIBLES: JSU moved the ball at will against North Carolina A&T, mixing the run (202 yards) and the pass (540 yards) effectively. However, the Tigers kept shooting themselves in the foot over and over again with turnovers. If that problem isn't solved before Saturday's Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis, JSU can expect a second straight blowout loss at the hands of Tennessee State ? and an 0-3 record.
 
SWAC names Kent its player of week

SWAC names Kent its player of week


By Mark Alexander
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Jackson State quarterback Robert Kent earned Southwestern Athletic Conference offensive player of the week honors for his performance in Saturday's 42-36 loss at North Carolina A&T.

Kent, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound junior from Indianola, completed 41 of 63 passes for 540 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 58 yards. The 598 total yards represents the second highest single-game total of Kent's career; he accounted for a Division I-AA record 668 yards in a 61-58 loss to Alabama State last year as a sophomore.

Kent would've been in the running for the league honor on his fourth quarter output alone. He completed 16 of 25 passes for 276 yards, including four touchdowns in the final 11 minutes, as the Tigers scored 26 unanswered points.

UP NEXT: JSU, 0-2, faces Tennessee State, 1-1, in the Southern Heritage Classic at Memphis. Kickoff at Liberty Bowl Stadium is 7 p.m. The game will be televised by BET.

JSU is 0-2 for the first time since 1998 when it started 0-3. The Tigers are 4-6 in their last 10 games dating back to last season.

KEEPING UP WITH JONES: Redshirt sophomore Chris Jones caught a 4-yard scoring pass, the first of his collegiate career, from Kent early in the fourth quarter. He didn't stop there. He added scoring grabs of 61 and 39 yards in the next six minutes and finished with a career-high 10 catches and 187 yards ? just two less catches than he had all last season.

Jones was one of three JSU receivers with at least 10 catches. Junior Tim Manning had a career-high 11 catches for 147 yards and one touchdown. Torey Ross, a redshirt freshman, had a career-high 10 catches for 126 yards and one touchdown in just his second collegiate start.

INJURY UPDATE: Robert Jacobs (high ankle sprain) is listed as probable for the Tennessee State game after sitting out against North Carolina A&T. Right tackle Johnny Maddox (right knee sprain) is also probable.
 
For JSU, rematch equals revenge

For JSU, rematch equals revenge

Tigers look to pay back Tennessee State for 64-33 rout in 2001
By Mark Alexander
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JSU Game


Who: Jackson State, 0-2, vs. Tennessee State, 1-1
When: 7 p.m., Saturday

Where: Liberty Bowl Stadium, Memphis

TV: BET


Jackson State linebacker Elgin Andrews had planned to spend last Thanksgiving day in Magnolia, eating turkey and dressing and watching football with his relatives, as usual.

Instead, he and his teammates were some 300 miles away in Memphis' Liberty Bowl Stadium playing in the Southern Heritage Classic. The game, originally scheduled for Sept. 15, was rescheduled after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

The results weren't pretty: Tennessee State 64, JSU 33. The Tigers' minds, it seemed, were on anything but that 11th and final game of the season.

"As a whole, the team wasn't up for that game," Andrews said. "It was Thanksgiving and all. There wasn't as much excitement. That's not an excuse, that's just what really happened. We're going to go into this game with a different attitude and be ready to play."

JSU, 0-2, and Tennessee State, 1-1, meet in a rematch Saturday in Memphis. A crowd of 50,000 is expected, up 22,000 from last year. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Six of the prior 11 games between JSU and Tennessee State had been decided by nine points or less ? three by five points or less ? before last November's 31-point mis-match.

JSU trailed 21-0 less than nine minutes into the game, and trailed 45-14 at halftime. The Tigers got no closer than 24 points the rest of the game.

The 64 points were the most scored by either team in the history of the series. And the 31-point margin marked just the second time since 1970 that JSU had been beaten by 30 or more points in a regular-season game.

"People just wasn't ready to play," JSU fullback Laurence Nolen said. "It was Thanksgiving. . . .there wasn't a big crowd. Once they got on us, it was downhill from there."

Said JSU defensive tackle Arthur Sample: "Honestly, we didn't come to play. The game really didn't count for much. . . it wasn't a SWAC game. Some people didn't have their mind on it. Their mind frame wasn't right. This year it's going to be a different story."

JSU coach Robert Hughes certainly hopes so. The Tigers, off to their first 0-2 start since 1998, need a win to avoid being 0-3 heading into next week's Southwestern Athletic Conference opener against Southern University.

"We need this one," JSU quarterback Robert Kent said.

After last year's loss to Tennessee State, Hughes told various media outlets that "(JSU) ended our season last Saturday in Jackson, Mississippi." He was referring to the Capital City Classic, won by JSU 52-28 just four days prior.

"It was unfortunate we had to play this game," Hughes said that day. "We were still bruised up from that game. It was too soon to play another football game. I hope it never happens again."

Hughes took a lot of heat from JSU fans and administrators in the wake of those words, comments he says were taken out of context.

JSU had played nine straight games without a bye and had only four days to regroup, mentally and physically, after beating rival Alcorn State.

"We weren't physically ready to play that game," Hughes said earlier this week. "We were bumped and bruised. We didn't have our full arsenal. The Alcorn game is the toughest game of the season, physically."

When asked if he views Saturday's game against Tennessee State a revenge game, Hughes said no. "It's an important game, but it's just another game."

At least one of his players begs to differ.

"It's definitely a revenge game," Andrews said. "They put up 60-something points on us last year. I don't expect that to happen this year. It's going to be lots tighter. No excuses this year."
 
..This one taken from Commercial Appeal..

Mistakes costly to Jackson St.
By Gary Parrish
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September 12, 2002

When Robert Hughes has stared out at the football field during Jackson State's first two games this season, he's seen an uncomfortable sight: His players with a gun pointed at their own feet. Then the Tiger coach has been forced to watch helplessly from the sidelines as the trigger is pulled, effectively ending any hope of victory.

In the season opener, JSU botched four punts in a 55-7 loss at Southern Miss. And then last week it turned the ball over eight times (four fumbles and four interceptions) in 42-36 defeat to North Carolina A&T that was as exciting as disappointing.

Add it all up, and the total is two losses. Both of which Hughes insisted were self-inflicted.

''You can't keep shooting yourself like that,'' said the third-year JSU coach, whose team will play Tennessee State (1-1) in Saturday night's 13th annual Southern Heritage Classic at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. ''It's just a lack of concentration. But it's all going to settle down. It's just a matter of us putting it all together.''

The loss to Southern Miss was to be expected because the Golden Eagles are a Top 25-caliber school, and Division 1-AA teams like JSU rarely pull off the upset in that situation. But last week's defeat was a little tougher to swallow, especially considering the Tigers compiled 40 first downs and 742 yards of offense.

A good bit of that, however, came in the fourth quarter, when JSU was down by 32 points and seemingly out of the game. But behind the right arm of quarterback Robert Kent, the Tigers stormed back and scored 26 unanswered points to lose by just a pair of field goals.

In that fourth quarter, Kent threw for 276 yards (only 2 yards less than North Carolina A&T had all game) and four touchdowns. As a result, three JSU players - Timothy Manning, Chris Jones and Torrey Ross - each finished with more than 100 yards receiving.

''We've just got to eliminate our turnovers,'' Tiger receiver Cletis Gordon, who had six catches for 57 yards against North Carolina A&T, told The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson, Miss. ''If we do that, we'll be all right. Nobody can stop us if we play like we did in the fourth quarter the other night.''

Unless, of course, the Tigers dig themselves another hole too deep to get out of. Which is why Hughes has spent this week preaching fundamentals in hopes that his team doesn't make the same kind of mistakes Saturday it did during its first two games.

''Anything can happen when Jackson State and Tennessee State get together,'' said Hughes, who is 1-1 in SHC games. ''If we get it together, it's going to be a good game.''
 
Just call tackle Matthews 'the bodyguard'

Just call tackle Matthews 'the bodyguard'
By Mark Alexander
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Three years ago, Michael Matthews was thrust into the lineup after one of his fellow offensive linemen went down with an injury.

He hasn't come out since.

"(Matthews) definitely made the most of that opportunity," JSU offensive line coach Carl Roberts said. "I don't know that he's ever asked me to come out of a game since. He doesn't want to come out."

The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Matthews will make his 20th consecutive start at left tackle Saturday night when Jackson State takes on Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic.

It will be on the same Liberty Bowl Stadium field where No. 78 made his collegiate debut as a redshirt sophomore, making this Saturday's game even more special for the fifth-year senior who prepped at Memphis' Westwood High.

"It will be my last official homecoming," said Matthews, who expects 15-20 family members and countless friends to be among those in attendance. "I'm definitely going to give it my best effort."

Roberts has come to expect nothing less of Matthews, a second-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference selection last season and preseason second-team choice this season.

"He's very steady," Roberts said. "He comes to work every day and gives you a good day's work. It's a plus knowing we're going to have him in there at left tackle week in and week out.

"It's crucial to have a good left tackle because he's the one protecting the quick side. That's usually your most athletic one. That's the money position."

That's especially true at JSU, which runs a pass-happy offense engineered by the SWAC's top quarterback, Robert Kent. In other words, Matthews protects the blindside of the franchise.

"If I don't do my job, then he's liable to get hit and never see it coming," Matthews said. "That's part of the job I take pride in, not letting that happen."

Roberts knew the talented Matthews was eventually going to become a starter; the injury to Jason Entzminger just speeded up the process. It just so happened that was the same night Kent made his first collegiate start.

Matthews has had Kent's back ever since. One thing that helps Matthews is that he's left-handed, which helps him get in a stance easier on the left side as well as kick-slide from that position.

"(Matthews) is real light on his feet," Roberts said. "And he changes direction well. He's got good athletic ability for a guy his size. He moves around well."

Matthews graded out the highest among the JSU linemen this past week against North Carolina A&T. Kent threw for 540 yards and five touchdowns on 63 attempts. He was sacked just twice, both times by a blitzing defensive back.

"Mike played with a little more intensity," Roberts said. "He was really getting after it. He graded out in the high 80's to 90 percent. I like his consistency, but I'm still looking for him to play a little more aggressive."

Matthews' unwillingness to come out of a game dates back to his high school days. As a senior, he broke two toes in the first game but played the season out.

"I just enjoy being out there playing," he said. "It's fun being out there in the middle of things trying to help the team. It's no fun on the sidelines."

Matthews says he was "very nervous" when he took the field against Tennessee State three years ago, in part because he didn't know how his surgically repaired left foot would hold up, and in part because it was his first game.

Now a seasoned veteran and one of the Tigers' offensive captains, Matthews will have no such worries Saturday night when he lines up opposite Tennessee State right defensive end Brian Harris.

"Nah, he's been around," Roberts said. "He knows what he's doing."
 
Ground game bolsters Tigers

Ground game bolsters Tigers



Balanced offense gives J-State's foes new set of worries
By Mark Alexander
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Steve Coleman/The Associated Press File Photo
Jackson State running back Tarnaka Counslor, No. 22, is proof of how much damage the Tigers can do on the ground.

Jackson State has one of the most feared passing attacks in all of Division I-AA football.

The Tigers can also do damage on the ground, as they demonstrated in Saturday's 31-28 victory over Tennessee State.

JSU had a season-high 207 rushing yards on 49 attempts, including a game-high 125 yards from tailback Tarnaka Counslor. All four of the Tigers' touchdowns came on the ground, two by Counslor and two by Robert Kent.

"I thought we were going to air it out," said Counslor, who scored on runs of 1 and 2 yards, each set up by lengthy runs of his own. "But the coaches said keep plugging and plugging, and that's exactly what we did."

When Counslor wasn't quickly scampering through open holes created by the big guys up front, hard-running fullback Laurence Nolen was. Those two backs, along with Brandon Cox, averaged six yards per carry. All told, JSU had 11 carries of 12 yards or more, including a long of 38 yards by Counslor.

JSU had 246 passing yards to go along with those 207 rushing yards, the kind of balance offensive coordinators crave and defensive coordinators dread. If the Tigers can continue to run the ball with that type of success to complement their already potent passing attack, opposing defenses could be in for some long days in the near future ? starting with Saturday's SWAC opener against Southern.

"A lot of times I think people look at our offense and think wide open," JSU offensive coordinator Darrell Asberry said. "But we do what it takes to win. I said earlier this year I was going to mix it up more. We're still going to get our throws in, but we've got to be able to mix it up."

Kent didn't have a big game by his standards, although he did spread the ball around effectively, led two crucial scoring drives at the end of each half and didn't throw an interception.

For just the third time in his career, Kent didn't throw a touchdown pass. Not that it mattered, especially since the Tigers were able to notch their first win of the season.

"As long as we can put points on the board and win, that's fine by me," Kent said.

JSU also mixed the pass and run effectively the week before against North Carolina A&T, but it couldn't overcome eight turnovers. The Tigers turned the ball over just once Saturday, however, and protected the ball when it counted most.

With the game tied 28-28 in the fourth quarter, Kent led JSU on a well-balanced 16-play, 83-yard drive that ended with a 20-yard field goal by Ashcher Ashley with one minute, two seconds left. That kick proved to be the game-winner as JSU avoided its first 0-3 start since 1998.

"We didn't want to go 0-3," Kent said. "We had to put in our minds that we were going to move the ball down the field and get a touchdown or a field goal."

Facing a 4th-and-goal from the 1-yard line, JSU coach Robert Hughes called on freshman Ashley, who had missed a 36-yarder in the second quarter. Holder Javerro January positioned himself on the left hashmark, took the snap from Quinton Scott and then placed the ball down for Ashley, who delivered by nailing the biggest kick of his young career.

Last year, JSU didn't attempt a field goal until the fifth game and made just three all season. Ashley has made two in the Tigers' first three games this season.

"I was nervous, but I knew I had to do it," said Ashley, who once kicked a game-winning 38-yard field goal with 12 seconds left to beat Marietta (Ga.) High as a junior. "I was nervous, but I knew I had to do it. I just concentrated on keeping my head down, staying straight to my target and locking my plant ankle."

As Ashley's kick sailed through the uprights, Hughes lifted his hands in the air and let out a loud "Wow!" As Ashley approached the sideline, Hughes gave his kicker a big hug and patted him on his helmet.

"We needed that game," Nolen said. "We knew we had a good team and beating Tennessee State showed that. They aren't a pushover. We picked up a lot of momentum. Hopefully that will carry over into the Southern game."
 
Tigers charged up about Superdome

Tigers charged up about Superdome


By Mark Alexander
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Two years ago, Southern University officials decided to move their home game against Jackson State from 28,400-seat A.W. Mumford Stadium to the 72,000-seat Louisiana Superdome strictly for financial reasons.

It worked so well the first time ? the game drew 49,146 fans ? that they decided to do it again.

JSU, 1-2, faces Southern, 1-2, Saturday at 1 p.m. in New Orleans. It's the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener for both teams.

"I'm glad they decided to move it back there," JSU quarterback Robert Kent said. "It was fun playing there two years ago. Playing in a dome is great. There's no wind."

Then there's the matter of playing on artificial turf, a faster surface than grass.

"I heard it's real fast," JSU sophomore receiver Chris Jones said. "I'm excited about it."

RIVALRY GAME: Jackson, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, New Orleans . . . it doesn't matter where JSU and Southern play, it's a big game. Clearly, outside of Alcorn State and Mississippi Valley State, Southern is JSU's chief rival.

The series is deadlocked at 22 games apiece. The Tigers have won two straight since losing five straight to the Jaguars, including a 31-30 loss in the inaugural SWAC Championship Game three years ago.

If there's anybody who has a handle on the significance of the JSU-Southern rivalry, it's JSU offensive coordinator Darrell Asberry, who grew up in Baton Rouge and played at Southern Lab in Baton Rouge before playing quarterback at JSU. "It means a lot," Asberry said. "It's a big game for them and us."

QUICK THINKING: There were several big plays in JSU's 31-28 win over Tennessee State. One was made by JSU punter Domenick Addison, who fielded a high snap and side-stepped an incoming rusher before launching a 41-yard punt. "I saw the guy coming in untouched," Addison said. "I thought about running it, but I realized I had a chance to get it off. Luckily I did."


Scouting the Jaguars


OFFENSE: Southern has moved the ball well in its first three games, but those yards haven't led to as many points as first-year offensive coordinator David Oliver would've liked. In Saturday's 14-13 win, Southern's offense finished 12 of its 13 drives in Arkansas-Pine Bluff territory, but only two of those resulted in touchdowns. After allowing 13 sacks in the first two games, Southern's offensive line didn't allow any against UAPB. The Jaguars also had a season-high 213 yards rushing, including 98 from rarely used Kenneth Peoples, who was subbing for Texas transfer Victor Ike (dehydration). Quarterback Quincy Richard is still trying to find his way as a first-year starter. His favorite target is Michael Hayes, one of the top receivers in I-AA. Outside of one long TD catch, JSU did an excellent job containing Tennessee State's corp of speedy receivers. Hayes, 6-5, presents a different sort of challenge because of his height.

DEFENSE: Lenny Williams and Terrance Arnold anchor one of, if not the best secondary in the SWAC. Chris Cooper, one of the league's top linebackers, had a team-high 13 tackles against UAPB after missing one game with an ankle sprain. Southern lost three starters along the defensive line from last year, and that has proven to be the Jaguars' achilles heel. They have allowed an average of 209 rushing yards per game, including 299 at Northwestern State. That might be an area of attack for JSU, which has averaged 204.5 rushing yards in its last two games.

INTANGIBLES: JSU and Southern notched their first victories of the season, now it's SWAC time. The Tigers have won the last two meetings in this heated series so the Jaguars will have revenge on their minds Saturday in the Superdome.
 



We used these first 3 games to get tuned up, now its trouble for the SWAC.
 
Originally posted by Sonic98
We used these first 3 games to get tuned up, now its trouble for the SWAC.
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SO THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE CALLING IT NOW.... :smh:
SOMEBODY IS GONNA BE 1-3 :lmao: AND IT'S NOT EVEN OCTOBER. GOOD LUCK....IT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING GAME.
 
JSU's mission: Put chill on Hayes

JSU's mission: Put chill on Hayes


Southern receiver has been big thorn in Tigers' side
By Mark Alexander
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He's got the height of small forward, the body and strength of a tight end and the hands and speed of a receiver.

Meet Southern's Michael Hayes, a.k.a Big Play Hayes, the Southwestern Athletic Conference's most feared wideout.

Sooner or later he's coming to a stadium near you. This week it's the Louisiana Superdome for a Saturday afternoon encounter with Jackson State.

The Tigers' mission is like that of any other team in Hayes' path: Find a way to slow him down . . . . or else.

"We're going to do whatever we need to do to keep him contained," JSU first-year defensive coordinator Greg Johnson. "The biggest thing is not giving up the big play to him."

The big play is a specialty of Hayes, who in just 22 games at Southern after transferring from LSU became the leading receiver in school history.

At 6-foot-5, 215 pounds, Hayes is a smallish cornerback's worst nightmare. Third-and-long? No problem, just throw it up and let Hayes go get it. Third-and-short? Just throw it to Hayes underneath and let him use his size to shield off the defender.

"He's got a big frame, good hands and good speed," JSU cornerback Kenyelle Morgan said. "He's a pro prospect. We've got to bring our A-game. We can't slip."

Morgan, a 6-1, 180-pound redshirt sophomore, will likely be matched up against Hayes Saturday. The Tigers' other cornerback is 5-9 junior Michael Cooley.

"That's what a lot of people have been talking about, but I'm looking forward to the challenge," Cooley said. "We know they are going to try to get him the ball. Our secondary is going to have to step up and play big."

As a junior, Hayes caught a school-record and league-high 80 passes for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns. He entered last season as a Division I-AA preseason All-American only to suffer a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee in the Jaguars' season-opening loss to Northwestern (La.) State.

After initially denying the school's request for an extra year, the NCAA granted Hayes an extra year (his 6th) as a medical redshirt allowing him to return for his senior season. Still, some questioned whether Hayes could return to top form. Months of rehab later, those questions have been put to rest.

Hayes has 25 catches for 324 yards and three touchdowns, including an 11-catch, 186-yard, two-touchdown performance against Northwestern (La.) State.

"It's meant a great deal to have a player of his magnitude back," Southern coach Peter Richardson said. "Here's an individual with uncanny skills, 6-5, 215 pounds that can run. He's very athletic. Psychologically, teams have to prepare for us differently when he's in the game."

JSU is all too familiar with Hayes, who has 21 catches for 425 yards and four touchdowns in three games against the Tigers.

Three years ago in the SWAC Championship Game in Birmingham, Hayes lit up the Tigers with nine catches for 269 yards and three touchdowns, earning MVP honors. He had scoring catches of 69 and 81 yards and set up the game-winning touchdown with a 61-yard reception.

Two years ago, Hayes had eight catches for 113 yards, including a 22-yard touchdown catch. He was open in the end zone three more times, but quarterback Troy Williams overshot him once and JSU cornerback Mario Mouton made two last-second, TD-saving deflections.

Johnson declined to reveal the specifics of his game plan. He could elect to double-team Hayes as other teams have at times, shade a safety to his side and drop a linebacker back to form bracket coverage or put a spy on him to follow him wherever he goes.

JSU receiver Chris Jones played the role of Hayes Tuesday at practice, complete with a red No. 89 jersey.

Whatever Johnson decides to do, he plans to emulate Arkansas-Pine Bluff, which limited Hayes to five catches for 40 yards this past Saturday.

"They did a good job of keeping him in front of them, and that's what we've got to try to do," Johnson said.
 
Originally posted by MACHIAVELLI


SO THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE CALLING IT NOW.... :smh:
SOMEBODY IS GONNA BE 1-3 :lmao: AND IT'S NOT EVEN OCTOBER. GOOD LUCK....IT SHOULD BE AN INTERESTING GAME.
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You wish. The team got off to a slow start(they should be 2-1). They had some problems they've been slow to fix. They should come away with the win this weekend.
 
Originally posted by Sonic98


They should come away with the win this weekend.
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YEAH OKAY...GOOD LUCK WITH THAT. I'M PRETTY SURE BY THE TIME THE SILVER DOLLAR CLASSIC STARTS MOST OF THE SWAC GAMES WILL BE OVER....I'M SURE THOSE OF US ATTENDING THE SILVER DOLLAR CLASSIC WILL KNOW THE SCORES.
 
McGowan proves natural at linebacker

McGowan proves natural at linebacker



Switch from safety allows sophomore to deliver hard hits
By Mark Alexander
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James McGowan loves to use his speed to run down running backs, and he loves to hit.

So he wasn't the least bit upset when JSU's defensive coaches decided to move him from strong safety to linebacker in the spring following his redshirt freshman season.

"I figured, hey, this is going to give me a chance to do what I want to do. ... to do what I do best," McGowan said with a smile. "It gets me even closer to the middle of the action."

The day McGowan made the switch he leveled former JSU running back Keith Fossett during a one-on-one drill. Fossett ended up with a concussion; McGowan ended up with a new position.

That story doesn't come as a surprise to first-year JSU defensive coordinator Greg Johnson, who from Day 1 was impressed with McGowan's athleticism and all-out approach.

This past Saturday against Tennessee State, McGowan got so dehydrated in the first half that he had to be taken into the locker room to receive an IV.

"He leaves everything on the field," Johnson said. "He's still young, and he's making some mistakes like some of our other young guys, but it's not because of a lack of desire. The other guys respect him for that."

The 6-3, 225-pound McGowan is JSU's third-leading tackler with 16 heading into Saturday's Southwestern Athletic Conference opener against Southern University. He's been in position to make at least six more tackles ? including four sacks ? but has cost himself a chance to do so in part because of his aggressive nature.

He's either overrun the play, taken an improper angle or failed to wrap up. For that reason, Johnson plans to rotate a player in for McGowan every third series Saturday so that he can one rest and two get a good look-see from the sideline.

"It's just a matter of me getting used to it," said McGowan, a 6-foot-3, 225-pound redshirt sophomore. "I'm still trying to get the feel of it. Once I do, everything's going to be all right. My time is coming."

McGowan, a former standout running back at Hernando High, plays outside linebacker in JSU's base 4-3 defense. The Tigers have mainly played a 3-4 the past couple of weeks, however, with McGowan lined up inside alongside Elgin Andrews.

"He brings a lot of athleticism and tenacity to the field," Andrews said. "He loves to hit. He's coming. He's going to be a good player once he gets all his assignments down. It's all about experience with him."

The same could be said for a majority of the players on JSU's defense. In the Tigers' 3-4 scheme, there are as many as seven first year starters on the field at the same time, including McGowan.

That lack of experience has shown at times in JSU's first three games, although Johnson has been pleased with his unit's progress.

"He's just like the rest of those guys, they're all learning on the fly," Johnson said. "We're learning new things every week.

"He's not making some plays he should make right now, but he's a good linebacker in the making. Once he comes into his own, and that could be real soon, he's going to be a premier linebacker."
 
...09/21/2002

Parity name of game in SWAC



Jackson State, Southern U. no longer dominate the league
By Mark Alexander
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NEW ORLEANS ? Jackson State and Southern University played in the inaugural Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game in 1999.

At the time, most assumed SWAC fans would tire of the newly formed title game quickly because JSU and Southern ? winners of the five previous league titles combined ? would be the teams playing in it each year.

Guess what? Three years have passed since then and JSU and Southern have yet to make it back to Birmingham. Grambling State has represented the Western Division twice, and Alabama A&M (2000) and Alabama State (2001) have each represented the Eastern Division.

Have JSU and Southern, which meet today at 1 p.m. in the Superdome, lost their SWAC supremacy mojo or has the rest of the league caught up?

"I think everybody else in the league is catching up," said Alabama State coach L.C. Cole, who has revitalized a floundering program since arriving in Montgomery three years ago.

Said Grambling coach Doug Williams: "I don't think it's a case of them slipping. The wealth is spread more. What has happened is that the other teams are doing a good job of bringing in better players so we can compete with Jackson State and Southern. They set the standard we're shooting for."

A closer look inside the numbers supports Cole and Williams. Since that championship game in 1999, JSU (15-10) and Southern (14-12) are a combined 29-22. Winning records both, but far from dominant.

JSU is 10-6 against teams inside the SWAC over that span; Southern is 11-5. Good numbers, not great. . . .and no championships.

Breaking it down even further, the Jaguars have won two of their last three SWAC games by one point (7-6 and 14-13) and had to rally from behind in the fourth quarter to beat Prairie View in the other.

JSU, in the last two years, has lost twice to Alabama State ? a team the Tigers had beaten 27 of the previous 29 times ? and twice to Grambling State ? a team the Tigers had beaten five straight times by a combined score of 203-69.

JSU also lost to a Texas Southern team it had beaten 27 of the previous 28 years and an Arkansas-Pine Bluff team it hadn't lost to since 1969.

JSU once won a record 28 SWAC games in a row in the 1980s. Southern won 24 in a row in the 1990s. Those days may be over.

"I don't think you're going to see a team win all the time anymore," JSU linebacker Elgin Andrews said following the Tigers' hour-long practice here Friday in the Superdome. "The talent is more spread out. Nothing is guaranteed anymore."

Said JSU coach Robert Hughes: "Ever since that 1999 championship game the biggest change is that people starting going after big linemen. That's made the playing field even."

Along with recruiting better, the other schools around the league have also made improvements to existing athletic facilities or built new ones, all in an effort to keep up with the likes of JSU and Southern.

"I can't comment on the inner structure of those two programs because I don't know enough about them," Cole said. "I know here at Alabama State they've made a full commitment to the program to get it going in the right direction."

While JSU-Southern may have lost some marquee value on a larger scale, it's still JSU-Southern. The Tigers hope to use today's game as a springboard back to Birmingham.

"It sets the tone for the rest of the season," JSU quarterback Robert Kent said. "If we can get this one, it will be a big stepping stone for us."
 
Tigers wipe dome with Jaguars 36-14

Tigers wipe dome with Jaguars 36-14


By Mark Alexander
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Bill Haber/The Associated Press
JSU receiver Tim Manning (right) tries to shake the grasp of Southern's Randy Williams after a catch in the first half.

NEW ORLEANS ? Shortly after the final seconds ticked off here Saturday, Jackson State's Tim Manning gathered his teammates near the north end zone.

They formed a big circle around Manning, who then tossed the ball high up in the air. When it landed, all the JSU players fell to the Superdome turf in unison.

JSU refers to the joyful celebration as The Bomb, which is precisely what the Tigers dropped on hated rival Southern University.

With Robert Kent and Co. doing their usual thing and the JSU defense draped on Southern's offense tighter than Serena Williams' cat suit, the Tigers routed the Jaguars 36-14 in a game that wasn't that close.

After falling behind 14-7 early in the second quarter, JSU rattled off 29 unanswered points to turn this one into a laugher.

JSU outgained Southern 650-158 and won by 22 points despite six lost fumbles ? five in the first half alone.

"We came down here to the Dome and kicked that tail," JSU defensive lineman Llvee Archie said.

JSU won its second straight and improved to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference heading into next Saturday's game against Mississippi Valley State. The Tigers have now won three straight against the Jaguars.

Southern dropped to 1-3 and 1-1 in suffering its worst conference loss in Pete Richardson's 10-year tenure.

"We just got horse-whipped," Richardson said. "It happens."

The three previous meetings between JSU and Southern were decided by a combined total of seven points, and most expected another close one this time around. Wasn't happening.

"We had the team to blow them out before and just didn't do it," JSU receiver Robert Jacobs said. "We hurt ourselves. But today, once we got it together in the second half, it was over. It's sweet.

"We wanted to come down here and make a statement to the rest of the SWAC that we're for real."

The Tigers will get no argument from the Jaguars, whose offense sputtered worse than a lemon bought from a crooked used car salesman and whose defense had trouble corralling Kent and his speedy corps of receivers.

Kent finished with 400 passing yards and threw touchdown passes to four different receivers. Three of those came in the second half when JSU pulled away from a 14-14 halftime tie.

"Everybody has their bad days and today was our bad day," Southern linebacker Jabari Greene said. "We knew we couldn't stop Kent, but we thought we could slow him."

JSU was doing a good enough job of that on its own in the first half. The Tigers fumbled the ball five times in the first 27 minutes, one of which was returned 45 yards for a touchdown by Brandon's Randy Williams to make it 14-7 Southern. Another fumble led to the Jaguars' first touchdown, a 28-yard pass from Quincy Richard to Chris Davis.

JSU regrouped, however, and tied the score at 14-14 with just 31 seconds left before halftime on a 12-yard touchdown pass from Kent to Manning.

It was all Tigers from that point on.

"We had to settle down, that's the main thing," JSU coach Robert Hughes said. "We got it to 14-14 right before the half, and I told them at halftime let's play football. And that's what we did."

JSU scored the first three times it touched the ball in the second half ? a 48-yard scoring pass from Kent to Chris Jones, a 33-yard field goal by Ashcher Ashley and a 15-yard pass from Kent to Jacobs ? to go up 29-14. The Tigers then tacked on seven more points on a 45-yard pass from Kent to Cletis Gordon midway through the fourth quarter.

"They were talking a lot at first but they really didn't say much after that," said Jones, who finished with a game-high 11 catches for 156 yards. "We had a lot of turnovers at first, but once we cut that out we started scoring points."

The same can't be said for Southern, which managed only 10 first downs ? two in the first half ? and one touchdown against an ever-improving JSU defense. "It's the best we've played," JSU defensive coordinator Greg Johnson said.


JSU's Manning gets morale boost from TD


By Mark Alexander
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NEW ORLEANS ? Tim Manning's confidence had taken a bit of a hit lately.

First, there was the fumble and subsequent kick of the ball at the 1-yard line at North Carolina A&T that cost him and the Tigers a sure touchdown. Then there was the dropped touchdown pass in the end zone against Tennessee State.

Manning put those recent miscues behind him in a big way here Saturday, catching seven passes for 129 yards and one touchdown. He used his quickness to get open underneath and his speed to get open long on the Superdome Astroturf.

"I had to put those plays behind me," Manning said. "I messed up. It happens sometimes. True players bounce back."

Manning, a junior from Jackson, had six catches for 109 yards in the first half. None was more important than his 12-yard touchdown reception with 31seconds left that tied the score at 14-14. He had a 25-yard catch that set up JSU's first touchdown and a 43-yard catch that set up his touchdown.

"He needed that today," JSU quarterback Robert Kent said.
 
Tigers shut down Hayes; turnout less than expected

Tigers shut down Hayes; turnout less than expected


By Mark Alexander
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NEW ORLEANS ? Perhaps someone should have filed a missing person report here Saturday because Michael Hayes was nowhere to be found.

Southern's big-play receiver had only three catches for 26 yards, his lowest total since the 1999 Heritage Bowl against Hampton.

The 6-foot-5 Hayes has had huge days against JSU in the past. Not on this day. He didn't have a catch in the first half.

"We came out and stuck to the game plan," JSU safety Corey Bonner said. "We wanted to shut down Hayes and make them run it. They couldn't do that. We gave up seven early, after that we shut them out."

Cornerbacks Michael Cooley and Kenyelle Morgan covered Hayes at times as did Derrick Watson, who had played sparingly in the Tigers' first three games. It was Watson who made a nice diving deflection on a deep pass intended for Hayes in the third quarter.

Smallish crowd

Southern officials were hoping for a crowd of around 50,000 Saturday. Instead, the figure was 35,305 ? 14,000 less than showed two years ago when JSU and Southern played in the Superdome.

Scary moment

JSU got a scare early in the second quarter when quarterback Robert Kent went down with an injury. Kent, after getting hit from behind while in the pocket, limped off the field.

"One of their guys rolled back over it," Kent said. "I just stretched my shin. Once I took some Advil and stretched it out, I was alright."

Backup Brian Green came in for Kent and nearly led JSU to a touchdown. He completed a 14-yard pass to Robert Jacobs and threw a catchable pass to Chris Jones that would've gone for a 12-yard score had Jones not dropped it.

"Yeah, I should've had that one," said Jones, who later made up for it with a 48-yard touchdown catch.

First one!

JSU receiver Cletis Gordon caught a 45-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for the Tigers' final points. It was the first touchdown of his collegiate career.

Kent pump-faked, the defender bit and Gordon was all alone. Gordon nearly had a TD catch last Saturday against Tennessee State, but a defensive back knocked the ball out of his hands in the back of the end zone.

"I got that monkey off my back," said Gordon, a freshman from nearby Amite. "It felt good. I'd been trying to get one. I was nervous when I saw the ball in the air, I just made sure I stayed focused on it."
 
I knew they would eventually start playing. If they can only play the way they did in the 2nd half for a whole game, the team will be where it needs to be. I still think the play that lead to the first SU TD was not a fumble.
 
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