Many fans have clamored for changes among the coaching staff despite the Jackson State football team advancing to the SWAC championship for the second consecutive year. Offensive coordinator James Woody became the focus of their ire after the offense… more »

Domonique Johnson knows exactly what can earn him a big payday playing in the National Football League — speed. After a solid performance at last week’s Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., the La Marque grad and Jackson State defensive back is preparing for… more »

Continues annual game with Tennessee State in Memphis JACKSON, Miss. - The Southern Heritage Classic presented by FedEx celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and a new five-year contract with both Tennessee State and Jackson State Universities e… more »

Jackson State defensive back Domonique Johnson has officially accepted an invitation to the Under Armour Senior Bowl, bowl officials announced Saturday. Johnson was a second-team AP All-American and first team All-SWAC for the Tigers in 2008. He led th… more »

Jackson State will attempt to win its first back-to-back SWAC championships since 1995-96 on Saturday. Since the inception of the championship game, only Grambling has won the title in consecutive years (2000-02). JSU has won at least two straight co… more »

Just days before the start of fall practice, Grambling State lost its returning starting quarterback in Brandon Landers. The Tigers, already expected to be a young team in 2008, just got younger at the most critical position on the football field.… more »

GRAMBLING – No one, through the first month of the season, saw this coming. Jackson State and Grambling, fresh off a shared trip to the 2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game, had lost their starting quarterbacks. Had struggling r… more »

Jackson State coach Rick Comegy has a message for his football team. And it's all about looking in the mirror. "I don't want them to read a whole lot of stuff about what they're saying about Grambling and forget who they are," he said. "I think we've… more »

Just before last Saturday’s game against Southern, Trae Rutland scanned the crowd at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and soaked in the atmosphere of more than 40,000 people. Rutland approached Michael Mosley, the newcomer on the team who had tw… more »

Don’t tell Monte Coleman that his team doesn’t have anything to play for. After Coleman’s Golden Lions started the season 0-5, the first-year UAPB coach said his team is still in the thick of the Southwest Athletic Conference hunt. “Nobody has given… more »

Ex-Melrose QB scores twice, then proposes. Antonio Heffner made his final college appearance in his hometown a memorable one. Football had something to do with it. The former Melrose star ran for one touchdown and threw for another, and Tennessee… more »

The SWAC might as well be in the dark ages - and commissioner Duer Sharp is desperate to do something about it. Conference coaches currently exchange game tape early in the week before playing each other. And it's literally tape. Sharp knows the l… more »

Jackson State and Grambling State faced off in the 2007 SWAC Championship Game and, according to members of the media and preseason polls, the two will meet again at the conclusion of the 2008 season for the league crown. The defending champion Tiger… more »

Jackson State coach Rick Comegy has a list of most influential mentors, from a coach he admired from a distance to a college president who helped shaped his public persona. "My dad wasn't around all the time," Comegy said. "I love my dad to death, bu… more »

Last game: Season opener. JSU defeated Grambling 42-31 in SWAC Championship. Sunday: vs. Hampton in MEAC/SWAC Challenge at Orlando, Fla. TV: ESPN2 Radio: JSU Network (WOAD-1300 AM) On Offense The biggest name on the offensive side of th… more »