Jaguars top Braves in last minute thriller: End six year losing streak

After a tough loss on homecoming against Prairie View A&M, the Jaguar football team came into this game looking for redemption. The Jag’s offense came alive in a shoot-out against the Alcorn State Braves. The Jaguars finished withed with 452 yards of total offense, with 258 passing and 194 yards on the ground.
In the first quarter, the Alcorn State Braves were moving down the field until a strip fumble by Tyler Judson and a recovery by Ray Anderson. The Jaguar offense would take over and go right down the field, capping the drive off with a 1-yard rushing score from Jerrod Sims. The first quarter finished with nobody else scoring, with the Jags leading 7-0.
The second quarter was competitive and had a lot of exciting plays from both teams. The Alcorn State Braves would score on a passing touchdown to even the score at seven apiece to start the second quarter. However, the Jaguar offense would come back later in the second quarter and finished off their drive with a 2-yard rushing touchdown from Jerrod Sims to make the score 14-7. The Braves closed out the first half with a last-second touchdown pass to make the score 14-14 at halftime.
In the third quarter, the Jags offense would waste no time and would drive down the field to score on a 1-yard rushing touchdown by Ladarius Skelton to make the score 21-14. The Braves come storming back with a passing touchdown in the third quarter to even the score at 21. Southern’s offense drove the ball down the field as the third quarter expired, with the score even at 21.
The fourth quarter was nothing short of a classic, and both teams left it all out on the field. Southern would strike first with a 3-yard rushing touchdown by Jerrod Sims to make the score 28-21. Alcorn State would come back down the field and score quickly on a rushing touchdown, but the Jags special team comes up huge by blocking the extra point maintaining a 28-27 lead.
The passing offense of Southern came up big as the Jags would score on an 18-yard passing touchdown from Glendon McDaniel to Marquis McClain, and the score is now 35-27. The Jags defense made a goal-line stand on 4&1, but the Braves would get the ball back and score on a passing touchdown with a successful two-point conversion to even the score at 35. The Jag’s offense would go down the field, and with the pressure on kicker Luke Jackson, he drills a career-long 47-yard field goal and send the Braves home, and Jags win 38-35.
McDaniel would finish with 258 yards passing and one passing touchdown, and Jerrod Sims finished with 74 yards and three rushing touchdowns. We caught up with Luke Jackson, and he was ecstatic as he said, “I was confident and ready, and it was a kicker’s dream.”