Southern's first team sets tone early

Southern Jaguars head football coach Pete Richardson

Kendrick Smith set the tone for Southern’s scrimmage Saturday by taking a screen pass to the right, slipping between the blocks nicely set up ahead of him and speeding away for an 80-yard gain. What’s the tone? The first stringers who have grown together over the years and helped SU to a bounce-back 8-3 record a year ago are ahead of the second stringers.

As the Jaguars went more than 120 plays Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium, the first teams worked exclusively against their second-team counterparts. The first-team offense, even with center Ramon Chinyoung (groin), fullback Alvin Fosselman (hamstring) and running back Brian Threat (hamstring) out and Smith (hand) limited to two touches, looked smooth working against the second-team defense.

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