BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern was looking to jumpstart its passing game Saturday night against Jackson State, and it didn’t take long to make a statement.
Quarterback Austin Howard was sharp from the beginning as he led Southern to a huge halftime lead and an eventual 50-31 win over its SWAC rival at A.W. Mumford Stadium.
Howard had thrown for 245 yards in Southern’s first two games, but he eclipsed that mark in the first half alone. In fact, Howard’s first half total of 336 yards was already a career high and bettered his 291 yards that came against Alabama State last year.
Howard finished 21 of 32 for 395 yards with a touchdown and one interception.
“He’s been waiting on a breakout game, and he finally had it,” Southern coach Dawson Odums said. “I thought he managed the game well. He had the oCONne interception, but I’ll take that match up. Other than that I thought he played a complete game.”
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