Sunday, August 28, 2011

Fan Day celebrates Southern Jaguars

Baton Rouge, LA - For Lucy Minor, hearing the familiar and welcome sounds of the Southern University Marching Band’s drum line as she drove toward Mumford Stadium on Saturday meant only one thing: “It’s football season,” she said. “And we are in the football spirit.”

Minor was among the hundreds of fans who braved the heat Saturday to attend the university’s 2011 Fan Day. Fan Day is a free event aimed at getting Jaguar loyalists geared up for the approaching season with opportunities to meet the players and coaching staff, enjoy tailgating and see performances by the university’s “Human Jukebox.”



This year’s Fan Day was held in conjunction with the Jaguars’ final scrimmage, offering spectators a glimpse of what to expect from this year’s team. Christopher Jones, assistant athletics director for media relations, said the officials aligned the festivities with the scrimmage because there are so few home games this season.

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