KEYS: First four games not easy for Southern University

Baton Rouge, LA - Reciting them from memory, one by one, Southern University football coach Stump Mitchell listed the first four games of this year’s schedule, barely stopping long enough to blink. “After that, I don’t know,” he said. You’ll have to forgive the man for not looking too far ahead.

Mitchell’s pivotal second season at SU could hinge on how well the Jaguars navigate their way through a rock ‘em-sock ‘em September schedule, which goes like this: Tennessee State, Alabama A&M, Jackson State and Florida A&M. No fluff. No filler. No breaks.

If the Jaguars somehow thrive in those first four games, they’re in for a great year.If not ... well, remember how last season went?

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