BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — The SWAC named Jackson State cornerback Qua Cox its preseason defensive player of the year on Monday. But Cox was not buying it as some kind of accomplishment.
“It’s really not anything that I’m excited about really because I’m trying to get back to the SWAC championship,” Cox said. “Because a ring is what I need.”
Cox, who had five interceptions to lead the conference as a junior, is apparently not the only one who feels that way. A year after winning the East Division but losing the SWAC Championship Game, the Tigers are pushing to make it to Houston in December for another chance at winning the title.
“The last time I’ve seen a team acting like this we went undefeated,” coach Rick Comegy said, referencing his 2000 Tuskegee team. “You don’t have to push them. You don’t have to tell them to be here or go there.”
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