Southern turns it on in the second quarter to blitz Mississippi Valley State 44-13

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern prepared all week knowing that a victory against Mississippi Valley State would enable it to play for the Southwestern Athletic Conference West Division title in two weeks.

Then, less than an hour before kickoff, the Jaguars had already been assured of that title opportunity when division-leading Grambling lost to Alabama State. That outcome guaranteed that the winner of the Southern-Grambling game in the Bayou Classic on Nov. 29 in New Orleans will win the West and face East Division champ Alcorn State for the league title.

Still, the Jaguars took the field in A.W. Mumford Stadium determined to extend their five-game winning streak and continue building momentum for the Bayou Classic.

After falling behind by 13 against the team with the worst record in the SWAC, Southern used a 30-point second-quarter blitz to roll to a 44-13 victory.

“We didn’t really concern ourselves with them,” Odums said of Grambling, which lost 37-23. “It didn’t matter what happened to them. At the end of the day, we needed to win. We had to take care of our business.”

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