Report: Derrick Burroughs not sure why released by JSU

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Derrick Burroughs said in a report that he was surprised to be released after one year at Jackson State and is still not sure why it happened.

"You tell me. I finished third in the conference in total defense," Burroughs told The Jackson-Sun (Tennessee) on Monday. "To this day I still have not been given a reason."

Burroughs was named JSU's defensive coordinator last January, but the school announced it would not renew his one-year contract in November.

According to The Jackson-Sun, Burroughs will return to Lane College as its head football coach and athletic director. The former Buffalo Bills defensive back coached the Dragons for four years prior to joining JSU's staff.

He was among new head coach Harold Jackson's first hires.

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