JACKSON, Mississippi -- Every Monday, the SWAC holds a telepresser, allowing the coaches to talk about plans for the week and the media to ask followup questions. One of the topics Jackson State coach Rick Comegy briefly touched upon, which I agree with, is improving in open-field tackling. Prairie View broke through a number of JSU tackles, and its quarterback De’Auntre Smiley was able to escape and do some damage on the run. JSU’s defense gave up a whopping 585 offensive yards, 408 which were passing.
“We got to get a little better in open-field tackling … when we got somebody wrapped up and letting them get out of there on a pocket,” Comegy said.
That’s an area Comegy said his team will polish this week. JSU has its “second” bye week, which seems to be well-timed because the Tigers haven’t had a break since fall camp in August.
•JSU’s “second” bye week perfectly timed
“This is our first break really,” Comegy said. “Last week was only a one-day break. We got right back to work. Now this gives us a little bit of a break.”
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