The SWAC’s football coaches are well-aware that Southern’s Anthony Mosley is back

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Southwestern Athletic Conference’s football coaches haven’t forgotten about Anthony Mosley.

They voted the Southern offensive lineman a first-team preseason All-SWAC player for the second consecutive year Friday even though he sat out last season as an academic casualty.

“I’m glad to have him back,” Jaguars coach Dawson Odums said. “I think (the coaches) knew when they heard the name. It was unfortunate for him, but he’s still got this year and next year, and I just told him to make the best of it.”

Odums said two other key players who were academically ineligible last season — linebacker Daniel Brown and receiver Nico Talbert — are also back for Southern, which was picked second in the SWAC West, receiving a mere two points fewer than Grambling.

Mosley was a key player when the Jaguars won the SWAC championship two years ago, but he was relegated to the scout team last season as they won another West Division title before losing to Alcorn State in the SWAC title game.

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