Sunday, August 21, 2011

SU offense, defense almost even

Baton Rouge, LA - They couldn’t wait. Yes, as usual, it was a virtual steam bath Saturday at Southern University, with a heat index that crept into the 100s. Yes, the football team was still two weeks away from its Sept. 3 season opener in Nashville, Tenn., against Tennessee State. Yes, it’s often hard to make heads or tails out of one simple dress rehearsal.

Despite all that, a few hundred die-hard fans lined the practice fields Saturday for Southern’s second preseason scrimmage, clamoring for an early glimpse of Stump Mitchell’s team. What did they see? How much, exactly, have the Jaguars improved from last year’s 2-9 mess?

Was the offense ahead of the defense Saturday? Or was it the other way around? Call it a draw. Maybe.

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