Looking for immediate help, JSU set to host 'Juco Weekend' for recruits

JACKSON, Mississippi -- Tony Hughes wants to build a developmental program. A program based on recruiting good high school players who project as eventual starters at the FCS level.

His first two classes have been a step towards rebuilding the roster from the ground up. Jackson State has 41 freshmen and sophomores that will be sophomores and juniors next year.

But circumstances being what they are — JSU currently has just 10 rising seniors with major playing experience coming back — the Tigers are going to need to land some immediate help this recruiting cycle.

That's why this weekend, Hughes and his staff are hoping to land a few high-profile junior college transfers by hosting as many as a dozen prospects on campus for a "juco recruiting weekend."

"If we started tomorrow we would have 10 seniors and 16 juniors," Hughes said. "That gives us roughly 25 players in our junior and senior class, and that means we'd be playing in excess of 50 freshmen and sophomores. We need some older kids to balance our team and our program."

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