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WWW.GOJSUTIGERS.COM | WWW.JSUMS.EDU @GOJSUTIGERS | GOJSUTIGERS | GOJSUTIGERS MEDIA COVERAGE THE MATCHUP ESPN3 Date: Saturday, March 6 Tiffany Greene, play-by-play Time: 12:00 p.m. CT Jay Walker, Analyst Location: Grambling, La. Venue: Eddie Robinson Stadium (19,600) Surface: Artificial Turf Series: GSU leads 46-23-1 JSU SPORTS NETWORK & SIRIUSXM Jackson State Live Stats: GoJSUTigers.com Grambling State Live Audio: GoJSUTigers.com Rob Jay, play-by-play TIGERS TIGERS Twitter Updates: @GoJSUTigersFB Darrell Asberry, Analyst (2-0, 1-0 SWAC) (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) Jayme Horton, Sideline Head Coach: Deion Sanders Head Coach: Broderick Fobbs Career: 1-0 Career: 51-21 At JSU: 1-0 At GSU: 51-21 QUICK FACTS PREVIEW First Year of Football: 1911 Last meeting Number of Seasons Playing Football: 110 All-Time Overall Record: 463-302-15 | .603 The two teams last met in 2019, in a rare non-conference game, which GSU defeated JSU JSU COACHING STAFF 44-21. This is the 70th meeting in the storied series, which Grambling leads 46-23-1. GSU has won nine out of 10 and JSU’s last win was November 3, 2012, a 53-7 win at Grambling. Deion Sanders ........................Head Coach Jason Phillips. ... Co-Offensive Coordinator/Receivers Spring 2021 Season Opens with a Bang Michael Pollock ......Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Dennis Thurman .............Defensive Coordinator Tigers opened its highly anticipated Spring 2021 season with a convincing 53-0 win over TC Taylor ..............................Tight Ends Gary Harrell .......................Running Backs Edward Waters and it was the program’s first shutout since 2014. It also marked the head Mike Markuson .....................Offensive Line coaching debut for NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders. Andre’ Hart ...........................Linebackers Jeff Weeks ........................Defensive Line Defense Set the Tone Kevin Mathis .....................Defensive Backs Alan Ricard .........................Special Teams Otis Riddley ............Director of Player Personnel The buzz coming out of preseason camp was the potential of the defense. PAGE 4 104 2014 1 The Jackson State defense only al- The win over Edward Waters was A win today for the Tigers would lowed 104 yards, which was its best the program’s first shutout since be the first SWAC win on the field performence in more than 10 years 2014 for head coach Deion Sanders. JSU already credited with a forfeit win over Alcron State SPRING 2021 SCHEDULE EWC at GSU* MVSU* at Ala. St.* PVAMU* Southern Ala. A&M* SWAC Championship *SWAC Contest W/53-0 March 6 Feb. 27 March 20 March 28 April 3 April 10*^ May 1` ^ Homecoming 12 p.m. 1 p.m. TBD 3 p.m. 1 p.m. 3 p.m. TBA ESPN3 JSSN ESPN3 ESPNU JSSN ESPNU ESPNU GAME 1: EDWARD WATERS | 2 JSU ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS/MARKETING JSU MEDIA - GAME WEEK VS. GRAMBLING STATE Dennis Driscoll ...................................Associate A.D. SATURDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Email: [email protected] Duties: Primary Contact, Interviews, Notes, • Coach Sanders •Weekly Press • Prep Day • Prep Day • Prep Day GAMEDAY teleconference Conference 2 p.m. Credentials • Interviews TBD • No Interviews Blake Weir .................................... Assistant Director • Interviews TBD Email: [email protected] Duties: Flipcard, Stats James Motley ...................... Marketing Coordinator Email: [email protected] Duties: Game Program WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Jackson State will host its weekly Spring press conferences every Tuesday. JSU coaches and staff will take the podium first and will be followed by Coach Sanders at approximately 1 p.m. Projected order: Two student-athletes, Dennis Thurman, JSU Defensive Coordinator and Jason Phillips, Co-Offensive Coordinator and Receivers Coach and Head Coach Deion Sanders. PLAYER/ASSISTANT INTERVIEWS: Coordinators will take part in the Monday press conference. Select players and assistant coaches will be available after practice on Tuesday. Sanders and select players will be available after practice on Wednesday. There is no availability on Thursday or Friday. PRACTICES: All practices are open to credentialed media outlets. Media are forbidden from reporting (e.g. tweeting, blogging, etc.) on anything related to practice until the post-practice interviews. This includes media who leave practice early. On available days, media will be alerted which periods are available for video. Live video is prohib- 1400 John R. Lynch St ited, and use of footage from practices must be limited to three minutes per day. Videographers and photographers must use tight shots and not formations. If you have not previously attended practices, please contact the Com- Jackson, MS 39218 munications office for prior approval and daily alerts on practice locations and times. AUDIO/VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: Press conferences, media opportunities, practices and any form of competition may SWAC TELECONFERENCE not be broadcast live, including Facebook Live and related media, without prior consent of the athletics depart- ment. Use of footage from practices is limited to three minutes per day. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Per NCAA rule, images or likeness of current student-athletes may not be sold, distributed or Coach Deion Sanders will be available on the weekly SWAC used for commercial purposes. Teleconference every Monday from March 1 to April 19 on Zoom. Contact the conference office to receive the link. WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request game credentials, go to online credentialing site: www.gojsutigers.com/ football2020. Credential requests must be made as early as possible by the sports director of each media outlet and are limited to those media who will be attending the game in a working capacity. Media must agree to the 10:00 a.m. SWAC News and Nites SWAC Media Policy AND Jackson State Athletics Media Policy before requesting credentials. Media credentials are 10:05 a.m. Connell Maynor, AAMU allotted on the following basis: 1) daily newspapers; 2) network affiliate television stations; 3) websites whose primary purpose is to gather and disseminate news and who have an affiliation with a nationally recognized media 10:15 a.m. Donald Hill-Eley, ASU entity/network; 4) magazines, weekly newspapers and non-broadcast radio stations. For those of you who are not 10:35 a.m. Broderick Fobbs, GSU credentialed for all of the games you requested, we hold onto your request and will contact you if space becomes 10:45 a.m. Deion Sanders, JSU available on a game-by-game basis. 10:55 a.m. Vincent Dancy, MVSU 11:05 a.m. Eric Dooley, PVAMU GAMEDAY PARKING: Gameday media parking is located in two locations: 1) Lot E adjacent to Mississippi Veterans 11:15 a.m. Dawson Odums, SU Memorial Stadoum; and 2) Service Gate Entrance in the south end of the end zone. Media should check their pass to indicate for which lot they are designated. Cars parked in the wrong spot will be towed. 11:25 a.m. Clarence McKinney, TSU 11:35 a.m. Doc Gamble, UAPB MEDIA GATE: Media will enter (Presidents Gate) on the west side of the stadium beginning three and a half (3.5) hours prior to kickoff or through the service gate. The media will-call table will be located there, and photographers must show a photo I.D. to receive sideline vest. QUICK FACTS RECRUITS: Media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect -- from when they check in until after they have checked out or concluded their visit and are no longer inside our facilities. Media are also forbidden from having di- School: Jackson State University rect contact with the prospects’ family members who are present at the visit. In addition, media may not be present during any recruiting contact and may not video or photograph a prospect during a visit. Nickname: Tigers Location: Jackson, Mississippi Founded: Oct. 23, 1877 Enrollment: 8100 Colors: Navy Blue, White, and Gorden Red Mascot: Sonny Thee Tiger Conference: Southwestern (Eastern Division) Stadium: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Capacity/Playing Surface: 44,000/Natural Grass Vice President and Director of Athletics: Ashley Robinson Athletics Department Phone: 601-979-2360 University Website: www.jsums.edu Athletics Website: www.gojsutigers.com GAME 1: EDWARD WATERS | 3 SPRING 2021 TEAM STATISTICS LAST 5 GAMES VS GSU JSU OPPONENT CATEGORY GSU OPPONENT 53 9 Total Points N/A N/A 27 8 First Downs N/A N/A 10/5/2019 Home Jackson, Miss. L 21 - 44 14 2 By Rushing N/A N/A 9/16/2017 Away Grambling, La. L 21 - 36 11 5 By Passing N/A N/A 9/17/2016 Home Jackson, Miss. L 14 - 35 2 1 By Penalty N/A N/A 10/3/2015 Home Jackson, Miss. L 27 - 59 183 21 Rushing Yards N/A N/A 42 29 Rushing Attempts N/A N/A 9/20/2014 Home Jackson, Miss. L 35 - 40 4.4 0.7 Yards Per Rush N/A N/A 188 21 Rushing Yards Per Game N/A N/A 252 52 Passing Yards N/A N/A 25-33 9-21 Pass Completions-Attempts N/A N/A 252 21 Passing Yards Per Game N/A N/A 435 104 Total Offense N/A N/A 75 50 Total Offensive Plays N/A N/A 435 104 Total Offense Per Game N/A N/A 5-0 1-1 Fumbles-Lost N/A N/A 8-60 7-55 Penalties-Yards N/A N/A SPRING 2021 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS JACKSON STATE GRAMBLING STATE Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Rushing Att. Yds. Avg. TD Kymani Clarke 18 94 5.1 2 N/A Greg Williams 11 62 5.2 1 Jalon Jones 7 39 5.6 1 Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD/Int. Passing Comp. Att. Yds. TD/Int. Jalon Jones 17 19 163 2/0 N/A Quincy Caey 8 14 89 1/0 Receiving Rec. Yds. Long TD Warren Newman 8 76 24 1 Receiving Rec.