Southern Jaguars rich in receivers

Baton Rouge, LA - Jorge Baez grew up in Little Havana, the historically rich neighborhood just west of Miami, which, among many other things, was home to the old Orange Bowl. The old Orange Bowl, of course, was home of the Miami Hurricanes.

When Baez was growing up, the ’Canes were really the ’Canes: the meanest guys on the block, winners of 58 straight home games, teams that practically made national championships a yearly routine.

They were Baez’s first heroes. And the Orange Bowl, may it rest in peace, was the most special place to watch college football. “I grew up running in there and watching them ’Canes play,” Baez said.  He was hooked.

“I kind of knew at an early age that, once I graduated from college, that’s what I wanted to do,” said Baez, now in his first season as the wide receivers coach at Southern University.

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