Southern’s Ashton Strother maneuvered to the right side out of the pocket, pump-faked a throw that made a defender fly by and whipped the football on the money 28 yards to wide receiver Malachi Jackson.

The Southern quarterback's best throw didn’t look like a third-stringer. The Coahoma Community College transfer certainly didn’t play like the fourth quarterback added to the roster less than a week before the season opener on Aug. 23.

In a 56-7 loss to Fresno State , the only FBS foe Southern will face and its last nonconference game of the season, Strother had the best passing performance the team has had through four games.

“Thought he played well,” Southern coach Terrence Graves said. “Thought he came in, commanded the offense, thought he moved the team up and down the field.

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