Bayou Classic attendance could be hurt by Southern University football's success

NEW ORLEANS -- Southern University football is back to winning again and that would figure to mean the crowd at the Bayou Classic will be bigger this year. But Jaguars athletic director William Broussard said he is concerned about attendance at this year’s event and, ironically, it’s because of the team’s success.

Southern will meet Grambling in the 40th Bayou Classic on Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at 1:30 p.m. and the Jaguars come in as the SWAC West champions. Southern has always brought the lion’s share of fans to the game because of its proximity to New Orleans and a bigger alumni base.

But the Jaguars (7-4, 6-2 in the SWAC) will play a much bigger game next week when they face rival Jackson State for the SWAC Championship in Houston on Dec. 7 at Reliant Stadium.

What has Broussard worried is ...

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