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SWAC: 2015 Southern Jaguars Football Preview

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Courtesy SWAC.org Courtesy: SWAC.org View Photo 2015 Football  Preview :  Southern Courtesy Sam Peshek Fri, August 21, 2015 Returning an abundance of experience on both sides of the ball, the  Southern  University Jaguars are expected to be in the thick of the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship race for a third consecutive year. Southern  (9-4, 8-1) ranked third in the league in scoring offense (34.2 points per game), fourth in total offense (415.3 yards per game) and rushing offense (193.3 ypg) and sixth in passing offense (222.1 ypg) while advancing to the 2014 SWAC championship game. Mandated to cancel spring practice as part of Academic Progress Rates sanctions, the Jags will have some catching up to do once camp opens. Quarterback Austin Howard is back with a year of experience after starting as a true freshman. Fresh out of West St. John High School, Howard completed 168-of-325 passes for 2,3...

SWAC: 15 Women Suspended After Southern vs Texas Southern Fight

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Video footage of fight during SWAC Women's game. The SWAC Women's basketball tournament in Houston started out all wrong this past Saturday. In the Texas Southern vs Southern game a bench-clearing brawl led to a double forfeit and 15 suspensions. by Rodney Fisher

41st Annual Bayou Classic Preview: Grambling State Tigers (8-2) vs Southern Jaguars (8-3)

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GSU Tigers (8-2) take on SU Jaguars (8-3) in the 41st Bayou Classic. Photo credit:SWAC When Grambling State University and Southern University kick-off for the 41st time for the historic Bayou Classic, the winner will advance to the SWAC championship. An old rivalry has new meaning... +Rodney Fisher

40th Annual Bayou Classic: Southern Over Grambling 40-17, Heading to SWAC Championship

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Southern Jaguars, winners of the 40th Annual Bayou Classic Photo credit Rodney Fisher  by  +Rodney Fisher   Since 1974, Southern University and Grambling State University have met in the proud city of New Orleans on Thanksgiving weekend to play the SWAC's version of a bowl game. The Bayou Classic remains the only nationally televised HBCU event, making it the biggest recruitment tool for both storied programs.

Southern Holds on to Beat Grambling at Bayou

Courtesy SWAC.org Sat, November 24, 2012 NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Dray Joseph threw for five touchdowns as Southern University overcame an early deficit and held on late to defeat Grambling State 38-33 on Saturday in the Bayou Classic. Grambling trailed 38-20 early in the fourth quarter but cut into Southern's lead with two touchdowns. The Tigers reached Southern's 41-yard line, but Grambling quarterback Frank Rivers was sacked and fumbled to end the game. The game marked the end of disappointing seasons for both teams. Southern (4-7, 3-6 Southwestern Athletic Conference) fired coach Stump Mitchell two games into the season and expects to replace interim coach Dawson Odoms. Grambling (1-10, 0-9), the defending league champion, ended the season with one victory for the first time since 1941 -- the school's inaugural year under legendary coach Eddie Robinson. Grambling took a 14-0 lead, converting a pair of fumbles by Southern into touchdown passes by D.J. Williams. Joseph...