Defense shines in Southern scrimmage

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana  --  The opening play of Saturday’s scrimmage was a telling sign of what was to come in the first of two intrasquad scrimmages for the Southern football team this preseason.

Quarterback Wynton Perro and tailback Darius Coleman muffed the exchange on the opening drive resulting in a turnover, one of five on the day for the Southern offense.

“I think on offense we did an average job as a whole,” co-offensive coordinator Chadwick Germany said. “Tempo and execution are two things we want to get better at by the time we have our next scrimmage. We want to play fast.”

One of the reasons the offense may have struggled in Saturday’s scrimmage could be credited to the absence of senior All-Southwestern Athletic Conference receiver Lee Doss, who played a part in Saturday’s scrimmage, just from the sideline.

“Coach sat me out because ...

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