BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Although the Stump Mitchell era at Southern is off to a rocky start, there are signs of improvement.After going 2-9 in Mitchell's first season, the Jaguars went 4-7 in 2011, with four of their losses coming by five or fewer points.
Now Southern has more experience at key spots and looks to recapture its traditional role as a Southwestern Athletic Conference contender.
Quarterbacks Dray Joseph and J.P. Douglas, who split time last season and combined for more than 2,800 yards passing, are both back to contest for the No. 1 job. Whoever starts the opener at New Mexico on Sept. 1 will have a slew of talented targets at their disposal including receiver Charles Hawkins and tight end Michael Berry.
Southern has to improve the worst rushing offense in the SWAC and hopes it can with a more experienced line blocking for Sylvester Nzekwe and Jerry Joseph.
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