JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State opens Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on the road on Saturday against Texas Southern inside Shell Energy Stadium.
 
The game kicks off at 6 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+.
 
Jackson State (2-2) looks to rebound from a 41-20 non-conference loss to Grambling on the road last weekend, while Texas Southern (1-2, 1-0 SWAC) looks to build off a 20-17 loss to nationally ranked Lamar on the road. The game will be the first inside Shell Energy Stadium this season for Texas Southern, while Jackson State is looking for its first road win of the season after two setbacks in the state of Louisiana.
 
The Tigers balanced offensive attack averages 31.3 points and 389.3 yards per game including 150.8 yards per game on the ground. Cam'Ron McCoy leads the ground attack with 150 yards on 16 carries with a pair of touchdowns, while Ahmad Miller has 95 yards on 18 carries. Meanwhile, Travis Terrell Jr. (91) and Irv Mulligan (90 in just two games) have added to the ground attack.
 
Jacobian Morgan leads the passing attack for Jackson State with 670 yards on 49-of-72 passing with five touchdowns, while McCoy has 284 yards on 16-of-31 passing with three touchdowns. The Tigers have targeted 16 different receivers with Isaiah Spencer hauling in 12 receptions for 206 yards and a touchdown, while Joanes Fortilien has 10 receptions for 240 yards and three touchdowns.
 
Defensively, the Tigers hold opponents to 23.3 points and 282.3 yards per game of total offense. They are led by Reid Pulliam with 24 tackles including 13 solo, while Joshua Nobles has added 20 on the season.  Nobles is among the league leaders in tackles for loss (6.5) and sacks (4.5), while Tru Thompson has recorded 3.5 tackles for loss and Jaeden Ward three on the season. The Tigers have forced four turnovers this season, all interceptions and all by different student-athletes.
 
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Saturday, Sept. 28 | 6 p.m. | Shell Energy Stadium
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Jackson State Notes

• Jackson State offensive line coach/running game coordinator Manny Ramirez returns to the state of Texas, and for the school he coached for last season, facing Texas Southern. Ramirez wasted no time in setting the tone for the line as the unit was one of the most improved areas on the team after his first year. He played a huge part in the ascension of lineman Drake Centers, who became the first TSU lineman to earn All-SWAC honors since 2010. Centers helped anchor an offensive line which helped TSU finish with 4,293 yards of offense.
• Jackson State is still searching for its first points in the fourth quarter this season, although they have outscored the opponents in every other quarter.
• Jackson State held Southern to just 29 rushing yards in their last game, after holding Lane to just 75 yards in the previous game. Through four games, teams are averaging just 103.0 yards per game. They have allowed two teams to rush for 100-plus yards, both losses and both on the road - ULM and Grambling State.
• Jackson State has played seven times on this date in history, and is 5-2 all-time. They have wins over Mississippi Vocational (18-13) in 1963, MVSU (25-6) in 1974, MVSU (33-13) in 1996, MVSU (36-12) in 2012, and Southern (19-14) in 2013.
• The Tigers have played 144 games against teams from the state of Texas since 1956. They have faced seven different teams over that span and have a 108-32-4 record. They have played games against Bishop (7-1), Prairie View A&M (41-15-2), TCU (0-1), Texas College (3-0), Texas Lutheran (2-0), Texas Southern (45-14-1), and Wiley (10-1-1).
• Jackson State punter Matt Noll was one of a record number of 203 semifinalists named for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy®, announced by the National Football Foundation on Wednesday. Noll was one of two student-athletes from an HBCU and the lone student-athlete from the SWAC, joining Terrance Hollon from Howard. The new highwater mark eclipses the 201 nominees in 2023. The impressive list of candidates, from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, boasts an impressive 3.63 average GPA, with more than half of the semifinalists having already earned their bachelor's degrees.

Series History (since 1956)
Jackson State leads Texas Southern, 45-14-1
First Meeting: 1956 (date unknown) – Texas Southern def. Jackson State, 26-13
Last Meeting: Nov. 4, 2023 – Jackson State def. Texas Southern, 21-19
Houston: 19-6-1 | Jackson: 21-8 | Neutral: 4-0 | Streak: Jackson State, W9

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