Sunday, November 23, 2014

JSU closes out disappointing season with upset of Alcorn State

LORMAN, Mississippi – This is exactly what Harold Jackson and Jackson State needed.

In the final game of a disappointing season, the Tigers scored two quick touchdowns in the final five minutes to upset the Southwestern Athletic Conference East champion Alcorn State 34-31 on Saturday at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.

“This is going into next season,” wide receiver Jairus Moll said. “(Alcorn State) did the same thing to us last season going into the SWAC championship. So I’m really excited about next season. I think we’ve gelled together now.”

It wasn’t the way the Braves (9-3, 7-2 SWAC) wanted to enter the conference championship game in Houston on Dec. 6.

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