Mike Jones remains Southern’s deep threat

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- When Southern wide receiver Mike Jones catches touchdown passes, they tend to come in groups.

Jones showed off that habit, as well as his knack for big gainers once again in the Jaguars scrimmage Saturday. On the first play, he caught a 99-yard touchdown pass from Austin Howard. He later caught a 5-yard scoring pass from Deonte Shorts, and, in between, he and Howard teamed for a 45-yard pass that set up another score.

That performance was reminiscent of games Jones has had each of his two seasons.

In last season’s Bayou Classic, he caught three passes for 130 yards, including touchdowns of 45 and 55 yards as Southern won 52-45 to win its second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference West division title.

Two years ago in a 31-28 victory at Alabama State, Jones caught five passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns. The scoring plays covered 68, 74 and 13 yards.

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