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Southern football defensive end Ckelby Givens makes FCS AP All-America team

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Updated Dec 17, 2024

Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens added another honor to his list of accolades. The standout junior made The Associated Press FCS All-America second-team defense on Tuesday.

Southern football wide receiver Tyler Kirkwood enters transfer portal

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Updated Dec 17, 2024

*Editor's note: Southern football player Joshua Trask was incorrectly stated to have entered the transfer portal in the original version of this story.

Two quarterbacks are among 5 Southern football players who say they will transfer

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Dec 16, 2024

*Editor's note: Southern football player Joshua Trask was incorrectly stated to have entered the transfer portal in the original version of this story. He is still with the team.

Southern women win big as defense helps early shooting woes

BY CHARLES SALZER | Contributing writer
Dec 15, 2024

The Southern women's basketball team got off to a slow offensive start against Jarvis Christian, but the Jaguars defense made sure it was of no consequence.

Southern men's basketball shakes off slow start to move above .500 on season

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 10, 2024

Southern had a successful two-game road swing and perhaps left a little something behind before returning home for a matinee tipoff with NAIA opponent Lindsey Wilson College.

Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens receives prestigious national award

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 10, 2024

Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens was named HBCU Defensive Player of the Year on the All-America team release by BOXTOROW on Tuesday.

Southern falls in SWAC title game but takes positives into next season

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 9, 2024

Playing in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship football game for the fourth time in seven seasons, Southern couldn’t quite finish what it started.

SWAC notebook: Southern does not blame another quarterback shuffle for loss

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 7, 2024

JACKSON, Miss. — Nearing halftime, Southern seemed to have Jackson State on the ropes in their Southwestern Athletic Conference title game showdown.

Jim Kleinpeter gives his three takeaways from the Southern's SWAC championship bid

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 7, 2024

Better start, same result

Southern played Jackson State even in first half. See which team separated in SWAC title game.

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Updated Dec 7, 2024

JACKSON, Miss. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game between Southern and Jackson State was in the hands of backup quarterbacks for both teams.

Southern football’s SWAC championship dreams denied by a former third-string QB

BY TOYLOY BROWN III | Staff writer
Dec 7, 2024

JACKSON, Miss. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference championship once again evaded Southern, which hasn’t won it since 2013.

Southern women's basketball prepares for conference play with brutal schedule

BY CHARLES SALZER | Contributing writer
Dec 6, 2024

The Southern women’s basketball team played Thursday’s game against Southern University-New Orleans without leading scorer Aniya Gourdine, but it was a night when the Jaguars had more than eno…

Here are Jim Kleinpeter's four keys for Southern to beat Jackson State for a SWAC title

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 6, 2024

Roll the dice

Jim Kleinpeter gives his prediction for the SWAC championship between Southern, Jackson St.

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 6, 2024

Jackson State 23, Southern 13

Southern football bringing different team, mindset to Round Two against Jackson State

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 6, 2024

Southern on Saturday returns to the scene of one of its worst performances in a season that turned out better than expected.

Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens makes HBCU All-America team

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 5, 2024

Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens added another honor to his growing list of awards by being named to the 2024 HBCU All-America team for the second consecutive season. The award is voted on…

Jackson State RB Irv Mulligan will be at forefront of the Southern defense's mind

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 5, 2024

The Southern defense doesn’t have to search hard to find the focus to try to stop the Jackson State offense in Saturday’s Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game in Jackson, Mississippi.

Southern women's basketball team racks up the points for first win of the season

BY CHARLES SALZER | Contributing writer
Dec 5, 2024

The Southern women's basketball team was looking to score some points when it hosted Southern University-New Orleans on Thursday night, and the Jaguars got what they wanted.

Ckelby Givens, Southern football team carrying chip on their shoulders to SWAC title game

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 5, 2024

The Southern football team isn’t going into Saturday's Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game as a proud underdog to Jackson State, but the Jaguars will carry a chip on their shoulders.

See who Southern signed on the first day of the early signing period

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 4, 2024

The Southern football program signed one recruit Wednesday, the beginning of the early signing period, with more to follow before the window closes Friday, said coach Terrence Graves.

West Division champion Southern only has one All-SWAC player

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 3, 2024

If Southern coach Terrence Graves ever needed validation for his coaching abilities, the All-Southwestern Athletic Conference team voting process provided it Tuesday.

Southern, Jackson State ready to add chapter to rivalry in SWAC championship game

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 2, 2024

The football history between Southern and Jackson State has been rich and rivalrous.

Southern men's hoops team filled with newcomers starting to jel

BY CHARLES SALZER | Contributing writer
Dec 2, 2024

After adding nine newcomers to its roster, the Southern men's basketball team has been working on building chemistry through the first month of the season.

Southern defensive end named co-Defensive Player of the Year

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 2, 2024

Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens was named Southwestern Athletic Conference co-Defensive Player of the Year for 2024 as the conference released All-SWAC individual honors Monday.

Alabama A&M football coach fired; second SWAC coach fired since end of season

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 2, 2024

Alabama A&M has fired football coach Connell Maynor, who was the dean of Southwestern Athletic Conference coaches, the school announced Monday.

Trust has been quality that's helped Southern football in adversity

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Dec 1, 2024

Speed, strength, schemed and resilient are among the many nouns coaches use to describe their team. Underlying it all is trust and that’s where Southern coach Terrence Graves success lies in h…

Update on Grambling WR Julien Lewis, who was carted off field in Saturday's Bayou Classic

BY ROD WALKER | Sports columnist
Dec 1, 2024

Grambling wide receiver Julien Lewis, who was carted off the field after a hit in the third quarter of Saturday’s Bayou Classic, was released from a New Orleans hospital Saturday night.

Three and out: Jim Kleinpeter provides his top takeaways from 51st Bayou Classic

BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
Nov 30, 2024

Jim Kleinpeter gives his three top takes about Southern's sixth Bayou Classic victory in the past seven seasons against Grambling: