The Southern locker room was supposed to be upbeat at halftime.

The Jaguars had possession on Jackson State’s 19-yard line with 1:41 left in the second quarter, leading 13-10 against the No. 1 team in BOXTOROW’s national HBCU media and coaches poll.

What followed was an interception, a roughing the kicker penalty that kept Jackson State’s offense on the field and a 51-yard touchdown bomb. The score gave the Tigers a four-point halftime lead in their eventual 38-13 victory over Southern on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

The atmosphere in the Southern (1-4, 0-1 SWAC) locker room before the second half was not what Southern running back and LSU transfer Trey Holly wanted to walk into.

“I mean, there's a bunch of heads down going into halftime,” Holly said.

Holly, who had a 73-

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