After nine seasons as the head football coach for the Southern Jaguars, Dawson Odums will be heading to Norfolk State to become the next head football coach for the Spartans, the school confirmed.
The Southern Jaguars rolled in to a dominant 49-7 victory over the Grambling State Tigers in the 47th annual Bayou Classic. The Jags extended their winning streak over the Tigers to three games with the win.
The Bayou Classic is going to be held a couple of weekends after Easter as a result of the SWAC pushing the 2020 season back from the fall to the spring because of the pandemic.
Southern running back Devon Benn and defensive end Jordan Lewis were named SWAC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week after their performances against Jackson State on Saturday, April 3.
The football game scheduled between Southern and Prairie View A&M slated to be played on Saturday, April 10 at Prairie View has been postponed due to ongoing COVID-19 related protocols within the Prairie View A&M football program.
The Southern Jaguars had a week to refocus and re-energize following the embarrassing loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff, as they begin a four-game road stretch Saturday, March 20, in Houston.
The Jags (1-1) are looking to get back in the win column this week after their March 6 loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff. They will be hitting the road to take on Texas Southern (0-1) in Houston.
The Southern men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end against Grambling in the quarterfinal round of the SWAC Basketball Tournament at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The Southern women’s basketball team had an early tip time but that didn’t slow down the Lady Jags against Alcorn State in the SWAC Basketball Tournament at Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Ala.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced their 2020-21 All-SWAC teams and individual awards for men’s basketball. The conference honors are voted on by the league’s coaches and sports information directors.
Southern head coach Dawson Odums is figuring out who will start at quarterback after pulling Ladarius Skelton in the second quarter against UAPB for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
The Southern University Jaguars’ comeback failed against Arkansas Pine-Bluff, as they couldn’t overcome a 19-point deficit in the second half. The Jags trailed in the third quarter to the Golden Lions, 33-14.
Southern University baseball finally returned home to play their first game of the season at Lee-Hines Field against rival Grambling State and the Jags got a much needed win after dropping six of the first seven games to start the season.
In what was a close matchup for most of the game, the Southern men’s basketball came out on the short end on the road against Prairie View on Thursday, March 4.
Southern football’s last and first home game is the same game this spring season when the Jags welcome Arkansas-Pine Bluff to The Bluff on Saturday, March 6.
The saying, “offense sells tickets and defense wins championships,” might be oversimplified but some of that was definitely on display in Southern football’s season opener.
The Southern men’s basketball team went on an 8-0 run to start the second half on their way to an eventual 22-point lead at one point against Alcorn State at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The Southern women’s basketball team trailed for the first five minutes but dominated the rest of the way, especially the third quarter, to crush Alcorn State at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Defense was the story early on for Southern at Alabama State and the offenses would eventually get things going but the game came down to special teams at the end.
The Southern men’s basketball team led for more than 85% of the game on the way to a ‘W’ over Alabama A&M at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The Southern women’s basketball team fought a tough battle against Alabama A&M that ended in a close loss at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Wednesday, Feb. 24.
The SWAC released a revised preseason All-SWAC team on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for the 2021 spring football season and the list now includes one more Jaguar.
The Southern men’s basketball team used a 13-1 run over a five-minute stretch of the second half to pull away from Alabama State at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Monday, Feb. 22.
The Southern women’s basketball team jumped out to a 12-point lead against Alabama State and dominated throughout in the win at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Monday, Feb. 22.
Southern head coach Dawson Odums has expressed concern about playing a spring football season before and Thursday, Feb. 11, he raised serious questions just hours before the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opted out of its spring season.
Three members of the Southern softball team have been named to the Preseason All-SWAC Softball Team and the Lady Jags have been picked to finish third in the SWAC West, the league announced Wednesday, Feb. 10.
Southern head coach Dawson Odums said one of the question marks this season is wide receiver. The three leaders from last season are all unavailable for 2021.
The Southern women’s basketball team held a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter but an 8-0 run led to an eventual 15-4 advantage in the fourth quarter for Jackson State in the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Monday, Feb. 8.
Grambling jumped out to a 19-0 lead against the Southern men’s basketball team but the home team fought the whole game and almost pulled off the successful comeback at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Feb. 6.
After trailing at the end of the first quarter, the Southern women’s basketball team went on a 10-2 run to start the second quarter and take the lead on the way to a win over Grambling at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Feb. 6.
Amid reports at least one SWAC school could opt out of the first-ever spring football season, Southern head coach Dawson Odums is trying to balance National Signing Day and a season opener that is just three weeks away.
After receiving letters of intent from just two football players during the early signing period in December, the Southern Jaguars added a few more on National Signing Day on Wednesday, Feb. 3.
One guy who head coach Dawson Odums knows will be ready for popping pads is sophomore running back Jarod Sims, who came on strong during the back half of the 2019 season.
Southern middle-distance runner Nicholas Scott led the Jaguar track and field team in a strong showing at the Louisiana Invitational at LSU on Saturday, Jan. 30.
The Southern men’s basketball team rebounded from back-to-back losses to beat Alcorn State at the Davey L. Whitney Complex in Lorman, Miss. on Saturday, Jan. 30.
On Friday, Jan. 29 the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced a revised policy related to band travel and participation for the upcoming Spring 2021 SWAC Football season.
The Southern men’s basketball team jumped out to an early lead that eventually evaporated and fell to Alabama State on a buzzer beater in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome on Monday, Jan. 25.
The Southern men’s basketball team struggled shooting the ball in all three phases and took its first loss in SWAC play to Alabama A&M at T.M. Elmore Gymnasium on Saturday, Jan. 23.
Southern Hall of Famer Roger Cador, who was head coach of the Jaguar baseball team for 32 years, recalled his days in the Braves organization the same year Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s home run record.
The Southern football season will kick off five weeks from Friday, Jan. 22, and head coach Dawson Odums met with sports journalists via Zoom to talk about his Jaguars.
The Southern volleyball team was selected to finish fourth in the SWAC, based on a preseason poll that was voted on by league head coaches and sports information directors.
The Southern women’s basketball game at Alabama A&M that was scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 23 has been postponed due to COVID-19 within the Lady Bulldog program, according to SWAC officials.
The Southern women’s basketball team jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead against Mississippi Valley State and didn’t look back at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Monday, Jan. 18.
The Southern men’s basketball team was in the zone on its shooting in a blowout win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Jan. 16.
The Southern women’s basketball team picked up its second SWAC win behind a strong third quarter against Arkansas-Pine Bluff at the F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, Jan. 16.
A total of six members of the Southern University football program have been named to the Preseason All-SWAC team, with two of those receiving first team honors.
The Southern men’s basketball team picked up its first win of the season after not playing a game in nearly a month. The Jags got past the Grambling Tigers on the road.
Despite trailing the entire first half, the Lady Jags turn up the intensity to close out the third quarter to pull off the come back win over the Lady Panthers, 51-44, at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.
The Southern men’s basketball SWAC opener hosting Prairie View on Saturday, Jan. 2, has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols SWAC officials announced Thursday, Dec. 31.
The Southern men’s and women’s basketball games against Texas Southern that were scheduled for Monday, Jan. 4 inside the F.G. Clark Activity Center have been postponed, SWAC officials have announced.
