ITTA BENA, Mississippi -- In a span of five days, Southern went from undersized sparring partner for an FBS opponent to its more familiar role as Southwestern Athletic Conference heavyweight.
The Jaguars roared back from a 62-15 season-opening loss at Louisiana Tech last Saturday to blast Mississippi Valley State 50-13 in the conference opener for both teams Thursday night in Rice-Totten Stadium.
Southern began its quest for a third consecutive SWAC West division title by battering the Delta Devils in all three phases in taking a 33-0 lead after a quarter and a half.
“It’s always great when you bounce back with a win,” Jaguars coach Dawson Odums said. “Tonight we hade the right energy and passion. We challenged them all week and they executed better. We did what we wanted to do and that was to win and get better from week one to week two.”
Lenard Tillery ran for touchdowns of 10 and 14 yards on the Jaguars’ first two possessions on his way to gaining 91 yards on 15 carries.
“All week we talked about running the ball to start off,” Tillery said. “We talked about getting off to a good start and we did.”
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