Marcus Riley returned the game's opening kickoff 96 yards for a score, Jeremy Moussa threw two touchdown passes, and Florida A&M beat Jackson State 28-10 on Sunday in the Orange Blossom Classic. Moussa, who is the Southwestern Athletic Conference's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, completed 11 of 21 passes for 146 yards. “It meant a lot to come home and beat Jackson State," Riley said.
Jackson State is no longer the Southwestern Athletic Conference front-runner. Coaches and sports information directors picked Florida A&M to win the East Division in voting released Tuesday at SWAC media day in Birmingham. Jackson State and then-coach Deion Sanders have been the dominant team the past two years.