Southern still needs to test Austin Howard's injured knee; does not rule him out for Alcorn State game

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Before Southern can determine the status of senior quarterback Austin Howard for Saturday’s game at Alcorn State, the mailman needs to make an appearance.

SU coach Dawson Odums said earlier this week that he hoped to have an answer on Howard’s status by Thursday — but as of Thursday afternoon, a custom brace for Howard’s injured knee had not arrived.

Without the brace, which was custom-made to fit Howard’s frame, Odums said he wouldn't test Howard’s knee.

“We haven’t been able to test him out. we haven’t been able to run him because you can’t do anything without the brace,” Odums said.

Howard did throw some passes at Thursday morning’s practice, but he was limited to upper-body work.

Odums did not rule him out for this weekend. The Jaguars (1-2) begin Southwestern Athletic Conference play against Alcorn (1-2) at 6 p.m. Saturday in Lorman, Mississippi.

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