JACKSON, Mississippi -- There might have been a time earlier this season that Jackson State players may have overlooked Mississippi Valley State.
You could forgive them for such thinking. After all, MVSU had won all of one game the previous two seasons under coach Karl Morgan. But as JSU (3-4, 3-2 SWAC) enters Saturday’s homecoming game against the Delta Devils, it does so knowing it can no longer dismiss the team from Itta Bena.
In one of the more surprising SWAC storylines this season, MVSU (3-4, 2-2) is in the hunt for an Eastern Division title thanks in large part to a defense ranked fourth nationally. Delta Devils defensive tackle Robert Simpson leads the SWAC in tackles for a loss and perhaps best epitomizes the ferocious, swarming style of play that has garnered MVSU’s defense quite a reputation.
More importantly, MVSU has won two straight games — its longest winning streak since winning three in a row in 2006. Talk about a turnaround.
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