MONTGOMERY, AL – Just a week ago, Jackson State football was riding high.
A win over Mississippi Valley State had put the No. 22 Tigers (7-3, 4-3 SWAC) back in a first-place tie in the SWAC East standings. All they had to do to secure the division title and a spot in the SWAC Championship was win their last two games.
That proved to be too tall a task for JSU, as it lost 20-13 to Alabama State (6-4, 4-3) at ASU Stadium on Nov. 14.
The Tigers and Hornets are now tied for second place behind Alabama A&M (8-2, 5-2), meaning JSU will have to rely on AAMU to lose another game.
“Finish strong,” JSU coach T.C. Taylor said. “That’s what I just told the…
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