NEW ORLEANS -- Going into Saturday’s Bayou Classic game against Grambling, Southern felt somewhat disrespected.
Whether the slight was manufactured or real, Southern’s players took the field believing that nobody believed in them.
Although they did not come away with a win, the Jaguars felt they proved something to those that may have doubted them in a hard-fought 30-21 loss.
“To come into a game like this, where nobody picked us to win, and to fight like that, that’s why the emotion was so high,” said senior cornerback Danny Johnson. “After we leave here, I don’t feel like we have anything to (hang) our heads about.
“Nobody can question our character; nobody can question our effort. We played hard.”
Southern coach Dawson Odums said his team was “embarrassed” by its 52-30 loss in the 2016 Bayou Classic and came out aiming to prove it was on more equal footing with a Grambling team that has won 25 straight conference games since Southern beat it in the 2014 Bayou Classic.
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