Southern erases a 22-point deficit as the Joseph-to-Doss combination takes over late, yielding a stunning double-overtime victory against Prairie View in the Jaguars’ home opener.BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Somehow, some way, Southern found a way to win a game on a night it was in danger of getting run out of its own stadium.
The home team trailed by as many as three touchdowns, hemorrhaged more than 700 yards on defense and had trouble sustaining drives through three quarters.
The Jaguars rode memorable fourth-quarter performances by the senior tandem of quarterback Dray Joseph and receiver Lee Doss just to get in position for what could become a landmark Southwestern Athletic Conference win.
Joseph and Doss, combined with key late stops and a turnover from an up-until-then battered defense, earned the Jaguars a thrilling 62-59 double-overtime win over Prairie View at A.W. Mumford Stadium.
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Lenard Tillery’s return sparks Jaguars
BATON ROUGE -- Southern came into Saturday’s contest searching for an identity.
The defense had been shredded in their first two games.
The offense had struggled mildly to sustain any drives.
The inability to sustain drives could be attributed to the absence of starting running back Lenard Tillery, who missed the Jaguars’ first two games because of a leg injury.
Southern’s rushing attack was able to muster up a mere 165 yards rushing and no touchdowns combined against Houston in the opener and against Northwestern State last week.
However, that all changed with the addition of Tillery.
Tillery began the game slowly, with three carries for a minus 4 yards total in the first quarter.
After all, this was Tillery’s first game as a collegian, and he was coming off an injury. The freshman running back provided stability to the Jaguars ground game that had lacked a between-the-tackles runner to balance a highly touted passing attack.
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