NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana -- Dray Joseph gets it.He is a native of Edgard, a small town on the Mississippi River, less than an hour from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
He is a junior at Southern University, now the etched-in-stone starting quarterback after two seasons of flip-flopping roles and inconsistent play.
Bayou Classic
WHO: Southern vs.
Grambling
WHEN: 1:30 p.m.
Saturday
WHERE: Mercedes-Benz
Superdome, New Orleans
Superdome, New Orleans
TV: NBC
RADIO: WYNK-HD2-FM,
97.7
His dad, Greg, attended Grambling. When Dray Joseph was a kid, they went to the Bayou Classic together.
Sure, the game’s not what it used to be. Joseph knows that. He has seen the dwindling crowds and lived through three rotten seasons with the Jaguars, who take a 3-7 record into Saturday’s showdown against archrival Grambling (1-9).
Judging by the records, this is the worst Bayou Classic matchup since the game began in 1974.
But Joseph gets it. It’s still the Bayou Classic, and Southern hasn’t won it since 2007.
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