Concentration was going to be a necessity for Southern if it wanted a win against Florida A&M.

The Jaguars were five days into their new reality of having interim coach Fred McNair take over for a team that hasn’t won a game since Aug. 30. With plenty of on-field issues capped by a the firing of head coach Terrence Graves, ignoring the “outside noise” was a phrase one of their leaders, Darren Morris, said was crucial for his team.

Even though the Jaguars played their most inspired football all season, it wasn’t enough as they lost 43-35 to FAMU on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium

Southern (1-7, 0-4 SWAC) lost its sixth straight game.

The opening drive for FAMU (3-4, 2-1 SWAC) appeared to be a replay of what most opponents have done to Southern. The Rattlers' quarterback, RJ Johnson,

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