Although the Stump Mitchell era at Southern is off to a rocky start, there are signs of improvement. After going 2-9 in Mitchell's first season, the Jaguars went 4-7 in 2011, with four of their losses coming by five or fewer points. Now Southern h… more »

Richardson brought Jaguars to new heights as coach The team always found ways to disappoint. Championships were a pipe dream. And the end of every season came with yet another loss to Grambling. Southern’s football program, once the class of the S… more »

#1 Jackson State at Southern and the 2nd Louis Crews Classic matchups are profiled. HBCU Classic Game of Week #10 (Mid-Major Poll) Tuskegee (0-1, 0-0) vs. Alabama A & M (0-2, 0-1) The Alabama A&M Bulldogs look to snag their first win of t… more »

Southern coach Stump Mitchell has few complaints about the talent-level on the Jaguars' roster. Yet, after two decades as a player and coach in the NFL, Mitchell has learned that it often takes more than that to win. "We have some talented guys at… more »

Doug Williams returned to his alma mater, Grambling State, for a second stint as head football coach earlier this year to find the Southwestern Athletic Conference seemingly encountering one problem after another. "If we keep doing business the way… more »

Southern University linebacker Anthony Balancier tried not to look at his right, opting instead to stare straight ahead at his cellphone. But even though he didn't look at Stump Mitchell, Balancier knew what the Jaguars head coach was talking about —… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference athletic directors and senior women administrators voted 8-2 Wednesday to ban the Jackson State and Southern University football teams from this season’s conference championship game, a source with knowledge of the s… more »

NCAA President Mark Emmert expects athletes at historically black colleges and universities to make the grade — and he's willing to help after seeing the results of the latest Academic Progress Rates. The NCAA banned Jackson State and Southern from p… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced today its 2010 inductees for the league's Hall of Fame. The class includes six honorees affiliated with five of the league's 10 member institutions. The 2010 inductees are: Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd (Ja… more »

Southern defensive tackle Jordan Miller peered across the ground floor of the Superdome late Monday morning, sneaking a peek at the main attraction for this year’s Bayou Classic. There he was, neatly attired in a black sweater, with a mustard-gold “G… more »

After Saturday's results, here are the scenarios for each team still alive to reach the 2010 Farmers SWAC Football Championship Game on December 11 in Birmingham, Ala. WEST DIVISION The winner of this Thursday's head-to-head matchup between Grambli… more »

True freshman Jerryan Harris plans to introduce himself to Southern’s offense Saturday night at A.W. Mumford Stadium. So far, the Arkansas-Pine Bluff outside linebacker has made similar introductions during his first season of college football. Harri… more »

Comments from Stump Mitchell as he gears up for his first Southwestern Athletic Conference game as Southern's head coach. He and the Jaguars play Alabama A&M in Normal, Ala., 6 p.m Saturday in Louis Crews Stadium. “We’re back after, for us, defin… more »

Before Anthony Jones completely turned his attention toward Southern University, he made the peace with last week’s opponent. Jones, the ninth-year coach at Alabama A&M and the longest-tenured football coach in the Southwestern Athletic Conferenc… more »

Saturday is a big day for South Alabama football. The Jaguars will be returning to the field after a week off, They'll also be facing their first Football Championship Subdivision opponent in Nicholls State. And while the Colonels enter the game with… more »