JSU eager to begin new era

JACKSON, Mississippi --Move-in day felt like a tease for the Jackson State football team.

They lifted cases of water bottles to the dormitories, helping hydrate others who had to move in. The muggy, humid weather added to the practice-like conditions.

But the team has to wait another day to put on the helmets and hit the fields.

“They’re so eager and ready to go,” first-year coach Harold Jackson said. “They came in and asked, ‘Hey coach are we going to be on the field tomorrow?’ I said, ‘No, we got to do physicals before we get on the field.’ But they’re ready to go, and the coaches are eager and ready to go also.”

Many colleges around Mississippi have already begun fall practices. Jackson State will finally hold its first tomorrow (Monday) at 3:45 p.m.

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