Su’s Joseph determined to improve

 
Junior quarterback Dray Joseph debuted as the starter for Southern University Week 1.
It was a “C-minus” performance he said. 
Joseph’s comments came after SU’s 66-21 loss at the University of New Mexico two weeks ago.
Joseph said after Tuesday’s practice that he was working on correcting his mistakes and getting better every game.
“I’ve been here for like three years now so I should be able to improve on what I’ve been doing,” he said.
Joseph put up ok numbers against the Lobos, but the junior quarterback knows he needs to play better for the Jaguars to have a chance against Mississippi Valley State (0-2, 0-1), which is 0-2 so far this season.
Valley went toe-to-toe with SU last season, however, the Jaguars escaped 28-21. In that game, Joseph was 5-of-10 for 60 yards, threw one touchdown, two interceptions, and was benched for the second half.
“As quarterbacks we have to make right decisions,” Mitchell said. “We threw an interception last year in that game for a touchdown. We have to better at those things.”
Joseph said he spent this week studying film and learning from his mistakes. Mitchell says Joseph will get better with more repetitions and practice.
He also loved the way Dray passed against the Lobos defense, which allowed 242 yards and 12.1 yards per completion.
“He had his best completion percentage even with four drops. He was on, ready to play, and I think he’ll be ready to play Thursday,” Mitchell said.
Joseph says he’ll continue throwing the ball to receivers confidently, but will be without senior captain Charles Hawkins, who was ruled out of the starting lineup with a hamstring injury. 
“Like I said after the game at New Mexico, you got to keep throwing them the balls because those are the same guys that are going to bail you out on a catch. You can’t lose all faith in those guys. I think that me still throwing them the ball shows that I have confidence in them.”
Junior wide receiver Lee Doss is the second leading receiver for SU with five receptions for 35 yards a one score, which came in the second quarter against the Lobos.
 Valley suffered a 29-7 loss at Alabama State last weekend. They allowed 167 passing and 10.0 yards per completion and the Hornets scored four times in the red-zone.
At 0-1, SU is the only teams remaining in the West standings without a conference win. A win and the Jaguars are in first place.
“Once you’re at number one you don’t want to let it go,” Joseph said. “Don’t sleep on those guys because they play like there’s nothing to lose.”