JACKSON, Miss. | For the fourth time in school history, and the first time since 2018, Jackson State and Southern Miss will meet at M.M. Roberts Stadium on Saturday at 4 p.m. in a game that will be carried on ESPN+.

Southern Miss (0-1) has won all three games in the series and enter the game following a home loss to Mississippi State, while Jackson State (1-0) looks to continue its 11-game winning streak - best in the nation - in week two following a win over Hampton last week.

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MILLER HAS ONE OF NATION'S-BEST PERFORMANCES IN WEEK ONE
Ahmad Miller turned in the second-best rushing performance of the season against Hampton in the season opener with 180 yards against Hampton. He is even with Joshua Dye of Southern Utah, while Eastern Illinois quarterback Cole LaCrue rushed for nation's best 193 yards. The redshirt sophomore earned SWAC co-Offensive Player of the Week honors and BOXTOROW HBCU co-Players of the Week for his performance.

SWEEPING THROUGH WEEKLY SWAC HONORS
The Tigers swept through SWAC honors this week with Miller named co-offensive, Quincy Ivory named Defensive and Newcomer of the Week, and Donovan Warren earning Specialist of the Week after week one. Ivory was an Honorable Mention selection as the FCS Stats Perform Defensive Player of the Week after his MVP performance at the Hope Labor Day Classic. He was also named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Week after recording eight tackles, four solo, to go along with 3.5 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks. He also recorded a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

SOUTHERN MISS-JACKSON STATE TIES
Although Jackson State and Southern Miss have not met since 2018, there are several players on the roster with ties to Southern Miss. A pair of Tigers - Tyquan Henderson and Vernorrius Chaney - started their careers at Southern Miss, while several Tigers have played against Southern Miss in the careers. Donerio Davenport played against Southern Miss in 2023 while at Texas State and ran the ball 10 times for 70 yards. Meanwhile, Jaylan Ware faced Southern Miss twice in his career - recording eight tackles and a tackle for loss while at ULM at 2023. In his first season at ULM, he recorded four tackles with 0.5 tackle for loss and 0.5 sacks.

RED ZONE SUCCESS
Jackson State continued their success in the red zone from last season, scoring on all three opportunities in the season opener against Hampton. Last season, the Tigers finished second in the nation scoring 96.3 percent of the time - just behind Montana State at 97 percent.

WILLIAMS AND VARNER SIT OUT SEASON OPENER
Preseason All-American Jeremiah Williams and transfer Kanye Varner both sat out the season opener against Hampton, and are expected to return this week against Southern Miss.

RACKING UP THE YARDS 
Three receivers on the Jackson State roster this season combined for 132 receptions for 2,017 yards and 18 touchdowns, with the lone Tigers' receiver on the list returning from last year - Joanes Fortilien finishing with 37 receptions for 565 yards and a team-high 11 touchdowns. He is joined by a pair of transfers in Shemar Savage from Prairie View A&M and Nate Rembert from Mississippi Valley State. Savage finished last season with 25 receptions for 414 yards and three touchdowns, while Rembert finished with 70 receptions for 1,038 yards and four touchdowns

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