HOUSTON — Amid the chaotic celebration on the turf inside Reliant Stadium late Saturday afternoon, a loud voice boomed.“Come on, men,” Southern football coach Dawson Odums bellowed to his smiling, laughing and dancing players. “Come on. Get your helmets.”
Even as the Jaguars were celebrating their Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, Odums was orchestrating his team — his program.
The allotted time for Southern to celebrate its heart-pounding, 34-27 double-overtime, marathon victory against Jackson State had expired.
It was time for the players to grab their stuff, get back to the locker room and reflect on the university’s first conference championship in 10 years.
It was mission accomplished for Odums’ team, but Odums’ mission continues.
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