Syracuse, N.Y. — JaCobian Morgan has a routine after every touchdown Jackson State scores. First, he looks into the crowd and finds his family. Once Morgan spots them, he blows a kiss to his mother , salutes his father and blows another kiss to all the other women in his family supporting him.

It’s a feeling the quarterback has become accustomed to since becoming the Tigers’ starting quarterback last year. But before leading Jackson State to the 2024 HBCU National Championship and a 5-1 record heading into Saturday’s game against Grambling, Morgan, a Canton, Mississippi native, was rarely near his family and often confined to the sidelines at Syracuse.

In a phone interview last week, Morgan said he was given a fair chance at Syracuse, and his tenure helped toughen him, showing the game

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