PLAYERS TO WATCH
Southern SS Glenn Bell
7 tackles, 1 FR, 1 INT
Bell, Southern’s top tackler last season, recovered a fumble in the end zone in the first quarter and kept Florida A&M from getting back in the game with an interception in the end zone early in the fourth quarter of the Jaguars’ 33-27 victory a week ago. He’s feisty and determined and the defense counts on him not just for plays, large and small, but also to be one of its emotional pillars.
MVSU NT Ronald Green
7 tackles, 0.5 sacks
Green, a 6-foot, 320-pound junior nose tackle, is a load. He was a first-team All-SWAC selection last season and a member of The Sports Network’s preseason All-American third team. Green, who had 57 tackles and five sacks last season, can plug up the middle and allow the Delta Devils to bring their speedy guys from the outside, or from all over in their blitz packages.
WHO HAS THE EDGE?
Quarterbacks: SU
Running backs: SU
Offensive line: Valley
Wide receivers: SU
Tight ends: Valley
Defensive line: Valley
Linebackers: SU
Defensive backs: SU
Kickers: Valley
Kick returners: Valley
Intangibles: SU
Coaching: SU
PREDICTION
Both teams were expected to be rebuilding this season and were ranked in the middle of the pack in their SWAC divisions, but both scored impressive opening wins. Valley displayed nice defense in bottling UAPB last week, while Southern came together on offense and defense in the second half. Valley’s hope is for that defense to again cause problems. But expect the Jaguars to continue their coalescence today.
Southern 36, Valley 12
-- Joseph Schiefelbein
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