Jackson State athletic director Bob Braddy said he would "absolutely consider" playing Delta State again next season, despite a 27-15 loss to the Division II team on Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
On top of the loss, Jackson State also paid Delta State $25,000 to make the short trip to Jackson for the game.
"We think it's a really good game, but we'll have to sit down with Delta State's athletic director (Jeremy McClain) and see what we want to do," Braddy said. "We were disappointed, but not embarrassed to lose to Delta State because we know they've got a quality football program."
Braddy said the only drawback on Saturday had nothing to do with the product on the field. Instead, it was a small Delta State crowd following that appeared to be less than 1,000 people.
The announced attendance for the game was 12,667.
McClain said he thought the Statesmen fans would travel better in the future.
"I think some of our fans kind of had a 'wait and see' approach," McClain said. "But I think once this builds into a bigger rivalry, it'll be a great game for both teams."
SPEAKS A BRIGHT SPOT
In his first game in a Jackson State uniform, middle linebacker Marcellus Speaks finished with a team-high 10 tackles.
But the junior transfer from Delta State wasn't pleased with the loss or his performance.
"It hurt to lose to my old team, plus I missed way too many tackles," Speaks said. "I may have had 10, but I should have had 20 if I had wrapped up a little better."
SEASON TICKETS ARE UP
Braddy said about 6,000 football season tickets were sold for the season, a marked increase from the approximately 2,500 sold last season.
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