JSU athletic group aims to reduce TD passes

Don't get beat deep. Every single defensive back is taught that from the first day of pee-wee football. It is the single most important mantra concerning the secondary.
If nothing else, keep your man in front of you. That concept was easier said than done for Jackson State last year. The Tigers gave up touchdown passes of 20 yards or more 15 times, including at least one in seven of their last eight games.

This weak link was exposed by Alabama State in the fifth game of the year. JSU hadn't allowed a 20-yard touchdown pass until that game. The Tigers, despite winning the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship, allowed the second most passing touchdowns (20) in the league. Defensive coordinator Darrin Hayes explained that teams started attacking the middle of the field manned by free safety LaBrose Hedgemon, who understood the scheme but did not have the athleticism to always execute it.
























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