Both the Southern men and women’s basketball teams have been hot since starting Southwestern Athletic Conference play. The Jags have improved to 4-0 in conference play after taking down Bethune-Cookman on Monday, Jan. 10.
Legendary Southern head baseball coach Roger Cador will finally be inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame on Friday, Jan. 7.
Both the Southern men’s and women’s basketball teams opened up SWAC play with a win over Texas Southern on Monday, Jan. 3. The men (7-7, 1-0 SWAC) won 63-50 over the Tigers and the women (3-9, 1-0 SWAC) won 70-60.
The Southern Jaguars extended their winning streak to three games on the season and evened their record to 6-6 on the season as they beat Kent State 78-76 on Sunday, Dec. 20.
The Southern University Law Center, in partnership with Diverse Representation, are hosting its inaugural Sports Agent Bootcamp. The first-of-its-kind program will take place Feb. 4-5, 2022.
The 2021Buck Buchanan Award Winner and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year defensive end Jordan Lewis announced that he is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal.
Slated to take place on Saturday, Nov. 27, Bayou Classic brings together family, friends and alumni of Southern University and Grambling State University in a celebration of football and tradition surrounding Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The World Renowned marching band has announced that it will perform during halftime on Thursday, Nov. 25 during the New Orleans Saints’ match up against the Buffalo Bills.
The 48th Annual Bayou Classic kicked off on Monday, Nov. 22 with the news conference previewing the historic rivalry between the Southern Jaguars and Grambling State Tigers.
Southern, without standout defensive end Jordan Lewis, had no answers in trying to stop the No. 1 offense in the SWAC and went down 48-21 on homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 23.
The opponent for Southern (2-3, 1-1 SWAC) this week is Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-4, 0-3 SWAC), which has done a 180 from the spring season where it played in the SWAC Championship game.
The Southern Jaguars (1-2) couldn’t hold on to an 11 point lead against McNeese State (1-2) as the Cowboys surged back to take down the Jags 31-24 in A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18.
The Pokes’ focus will remain in Baton Rouge as Southern is the next team up. it’s another tough challenge on the road, but with playing shifting back from the Power 5 to the FCS.
Leading up to the third game of the season against Southern, McNeese (0-2) football head coach Frank Wilson, quarterback Cody Orgeron and cornerback Corione Harris met with the media for a press conference.
Southern head football coach Jason Rollins got his first career win as the Jaguars took down Miles College in a back-and-forth game in the Pete Richardson Classic defeating the Golden Bears 41-24.
After opening the season with a loss at Troy, the Jaguars figure to have much better success this weekend when they play their home opener against Division II school, Myles College.
Fans attending events including football games and concert’s inside Southern University’s A.W. Mumford Stadium will be required to wear masks at all times, except when eating or drinking.
An off-duty New Orleans Police Detective was killed while at a restaurant in Houston during an apparent robbery over the weekend. Everett Briscoe was a 13-year-veteran with NOPD and was a Southern alum and member of the Human Jukebox Marching Band.
The Southern University Board of Supervisors met virtually Friday and one of the items on the agenda was a request to authorize the renaming of the football field at A.W. Mumford Stadium after former head coach Pete Richardson.
Southern head coach Jason Rollins said Saturday’s scrimmage will be a good test of on-field, off-field communications for special teams and the coaches.
There’s a Southern Jaguar in camp this fall who’s trying to juggle stopping pass completions when he’s on the field, along with another challenge he’s facing every day in the classroom.
Southern will have a scrimmage on Saturday, August 14, to end its second full week of fall camp and the Jags continued preps with a dry workout Thursday morning.
Southern grad school linebacker Ray Anderson and senior safety Jakoby Pappillion are expected to play championship-caliber defense for the Jaguars this fall.
Conditioning can be a problem for some programs going into a season but that’s not the case for Southern this fall, as head coach Jason Rollins has been pleased with how his guys have come into camp in good shape.
