HATTIESBURG, Miss — Braylon Braxton threw three touchdown passes and Southern Miss defeated Jackson State 38-20 on Saturday night.
The Golden Eagles opened the scoring on Ahmere Foster's punt block and Zach Ruffin's 30-yard return three minutes into the game. Braxton followed with touchdown passes of 8 yards to Bralon Brown, 15 yards to Micah Davis and 10 yards to Kadinn Morris for a 31-10 lead early in the fourth quarter.
After a Jackson State field goal, Robert Briggs Jr. added a 15-yard touchdown run for the Golden Eagles, making it 38-13.
Ahmad Miller's 8-yard run wrapped up the scoring for the Tigers of the FCS.
Braxton completed 20 of 30 passes for 214 yards. The Golden Eagles (1-1) had 224 total passing yards and 139 rushing.
Travis Terrell Jr. had 80 yards rushing and the Tige