JACKSON, Mississippi -- There's a chance Saturday's game against Alcorn State could be Jackson State interim coach Derrick McCall's last contest as the Tigers' head man.There's also the chance it might not be.
McCall, who has aspirations of being a head coach permanently, realizes this but also knows it is out of his hands as JSU (3-7, 3-5 SWAC) prepares for the "Soul Bowl" against in-state rival and SWAC East champion Alcorn State (7-3, 6-2) at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
“I think it’s any coach’s dream to become a head football coach. What an opportunity it would be for me to be sitting in this (seat) permanently, but I don’t control that of course," McCall said at his weekly press conference on Monday. “Only thing I can do is go out here and try to get these kids prepared to play and get them to play above themselves … that’s been my only focus up to this point. I haven’t really been thinking about anything beyond this last ball game.”
The Tigers enter this week fresh off two consecutive losses. The latest was a blowout defeat, 56-14, at the hands of Prairie View A&M, which dropped McCall's record to 2-3 since he's taken over.
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