JSU survives bumpy ride against MVSU

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Any time things would get bad for Jackson State during games earlier this season, they had a tendency to become ugly.

A seven-point, second-quarter deficit against Middle Tennessee State turned into a 56-point loss. A five-point, second-quarter hole turned into as much as 23 in a loss to Tennessee State. An eight-point halftime disadvantage resulted in a 32-point loss against Grambling.

When it rained on the Tigers, it eventually poured.

Granted, Mississippi Valley State is currently winless, but it was still somewhat surprising JSU was able to turn a 10-point deficit in the third quarter into a 10-point win, 26-16, in Itta Bena on Saturday.

“Well, he (MVSU coach Rick Comegy) had me really worried there for a minute,” Tigers interim coach Derrick McCall said. “But the kids kept coming to me and said coach don’t worry, we got it.

“We stuck to what we were doing, we never wavered from it. … We never deviated from our game plan.”

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