Quarterback Cam’Ron McCoy and the rest of his Southern teammates have used the bye and this week to prepare for their most important test so far – Jackson State.

Southern (1-3) is playing the defending Celebration Bowl champions, who are nationally ranked as the No. 1 HBCU team on both BOXTOROW’s media and coaches poll entering the fifth week of the season.

Southern is itching to win against Jackson State (2-1) at 6 p.m. on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium because it's against a rival and will be the first contest to matter in the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings.

McCoy is no exception to wanting to start the SWAC part of its schedule well. Coach Terrence Graves did acknowledge, however, that it’s not outside the realm of possibility that his starting quarterback for three

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