Five Southern football players likely to miss entire season

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana --  Five Southern players, including preseason All-Southwestern Athletic Conference guard Anthony Mosley, are likely to miss the season because they have not been academically certified.

Athletic Director William Broussard confirmed the status of the players prior to Southern’s 56-14 victory in its home opener against Central Methodist on Saturday night at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

Three other starters — LB Daniel Brown, S Renaldo Thomas and WR Nico Talbert — as well as reserve LB Detrane Lindsey are also out for the season, “as of right now,” Broussard said. DB Jaleel Richardson was held out for a second straight game but could be reinstated, Broussard said.

Two other players who were withheld from the 45-6 loss at Louisiana-Lafayette in the season opener last week because they had not been certified — RB Malcolm Crockett and OL Terrell Lee — were reinstated for Saturday’s game. Crockett rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown, and Lee entered the game at center in the first quarter after Brandon Thibodeaux was injured.



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