Baton Rouge, LA - Now in his fifth season at Southern University, senior linebacker Corey Ray knows the drill. He’s used to it. Every preseason, he said, players and coaches naturally believe they’ll be better than they were the year before.
“We said the same thing during camp last year,” Ray said. Of course, they weren’t better.
The Jaguars went 2-9 in their first season under Stump Mitchell, and the linebackers had their share of disappointing moments. All too often, in crucial third-down situations, SU linebackers blew assignments, missed tackles or did both at the same time. As a result, opponents had 58 third-down conversions last season, forcing Southern’s defense to stay on the field and wear down in the second half.
So why, then, will this season really be...
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Southern Linebackers at a glance
LINEBACKERS
POSITION COACH: O’Neill Gilbert.
PROJECTED STARTERS: Demetrius Bentley, Corey Ray, Jamie Payton, Corry Roy.
ON THE BENCH: Franchot West, Jared Detrick, Javandon Vallare, Robert Sanchez, Larry Johnson, Christian Allen, Daniel Brown.
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