WACO, Texas | Jackson State earned HBCU FCS Team of the Week honors this week after its 38-13 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) road win over Southern on Saturday night.
The weekly honors lead up to the Stats Perform FCS National Awards Presentation on Jan. 3 in Nashville, Tennessee. The season-ending awards are in their 39th year.
In a rematch of the 2024 SWAC championship game, Jackson State squad scored 31 unanswered points over the final 35 minutes for a seventh straight victory over rival Southern. JaCobian Morgan passed for 337 yards and two touchdowns, which went for 51 and 82 yards. Donerio Davenport scored on a pair of short runs, and Kam Sallis thwarted the Jaguars with an interception in the JSU end zone while the Tigers trailed 13-10.
Morgan was also named honorable mention for the HBCU FCS National Player of the Week.
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