Arlington, Texas -- Southerns' fast start wasn't good enough to knock off Texas Southern, as they fall 35-31 in front of 15,736 fans in the Arlington Football Showdown.
It was a heavyweight fight for four quarters and the Jaguars opened the fourth quarter down by four points until
Glendon McDaniel capped off a 82-yard drive with a 2-yard run to give the Jaguars a 3-point lead.
Southern's QB,
McDaniel finished the night going 20-of-29 passing for 207 yards connecting with five different receivers led by Marquis McClain with 96 yards off six receptions and carried the ball two times for 66 yards and a touchdown. Devon Benn got the running game rolling for the Jaguars, rushing for 153 yards off 22 carries and a score. Freshman running back Kobe Dillon finished the night with 96 yards off 18 carries and a score.
The Jaguars defense was led by redshirt junior linebacker
Brian Jordan Jr. with a career- high eight stops in his first action of the season at linebacker. Camron Peterson added six tackles with 2 going for 6-yard loss. Jordan Lewis, Robert Rhem, Jordan Eastling and Ray Anderson finsihed the night with five tackles each. Lewis dropped the Tigers QB for a five-yard loss giving him another sack on the year. That sack gives the FCS sack leader 4.5 on the season as he's closing in on the all-time sack record of 41.5 sacks.
The Tigers freshman quarterback, Andrew Body finished the night going 28-of-35 for 338 yards connecting with 11 different receivers. He also led TSU in rushing with 85 yards off 16 carries.
UP NEXT
Southern will be back in action on Oct. 16 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas against the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The game is slated for 2 PM kickoff.
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