JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – The Southeastern Louisiana University football team shutout host Jacksonville State in the second half on the way to a 31-14 victory over the Gamecocks Saturday afternoon at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. In its nonconference finale, SLU (4-3, 1-1 Southland) outscored JSU, 18-0, in the fourth quarter to complete the home-and-home series sweep of the Gamecocks. Jacksonville State (6-2, 2-0 ASUN/WAC), which is in the midst of a transition to FBS as a 2023 member of Conference USA, had its three-game winning streak snapped and suffered its first home loss, spoiling JSU s Homecoming in front of 18,654 fans. The Southeastern defense had its finest performance of 2022 against a JSU offense that came in averaging 436.7 yards and 37.4 points per game. SLU limited the Gamecocks to 290 yards and forced Jacksonville State into two turnovers. Herman Christophe led Southeastern with nine tackles, while he and Darrius Harry eac
Saturday’s trip to Lafayette was the first of two games versus FBS opponents to open the year for the Lions. SLU heads to Florida Atlantic Sept. 10 for a 5 p.m. (CST) contest that will be televised on ESPN+ and can be heard on the Southeastern Sports