Southern University interim coach Fred McNair and Grambling coach Mickey Joseph were on the same coaching staff at Alcorn State 12 years ago.

McNair was the quarterbacks coach and Joseph coached wide receivers.

For the most part, they always saw eye to eye — except for two things.

“He didn’t want to throw certain routes and I wanted to run certain routes,” Joseph jokingly said.

And the second thing?

“The only time we didn’t get along was when he broiled some crawfish and they were too hot,” Joseph said. “Other than that, he’s a great man and a great coach.”

McNair and Joseph will be on opposite sidelines Saturday when the Jaguars and Tigers meet in the 52nd annual Bayou Classic at 1 p.m. on NBC.

Joseph, who grew up in Marrero on the Westbank of New Orleans, is in his second season a

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