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• Southern Jags rallying around former football star & assistant coach diagnosed with pancreatic cancer Play Video

  October 16, 2023 12:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sean Wallace, a highly decorated football player and assistant coach at Southern University, has been blindsided by a stage four pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Those close to Wallace, a safeties coach for the Southern Jags, say the disease was found recently after Wallace went to an urgent... more »

• Suspect jailed without bond after shooting at Southern fraternity party Play Video

  October 24, 2022 2:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man accused of firing shots into a crowd of partygoers after a fight broke out at a Southern University fraternity house is being kept in jail without the possibility of bonding out for now. Jaicedric Williams, 22, was arrested early Sunday afternoon, days after the... more »

• Southern University will face rival Jackson State in Alabama in 2023, 2024

  January 26, 2022 1:47 PM

  The Southern University football team will play the Deion Sanders-led Jackson State at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama in back-to-back seasons starting in 2023. AL.com reports the games are part of a contract struck between the city of Birmingham and the SWAC to feature HBCU's starting with the 2022... more »

• Former players applaud Southern's hire of longtime assistant Play Video

  December 7, 2021 10:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As Eric Dooley was being introduced as the 20th head coach of Southern University's football team, BREC superintendent Corey Wilson was in a meeting at the Baton Rouge Zoo nearby. As soon as that meeting ended, he knew he had to get to campus. "Knowing where... more »

• Band director with HBCU roots making history at LSU Play Video

  February 8, 2021 11:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE - For nearly 75 years, Southern University's “Human Jukebox” Marching Band has been internationally renowned for its stunning performances and iconic displays. The widely respected band, creating its “often imitated, never duplicated” reputation under the historic direction of Isaacc “Doc” Greggs. Kedrick Taylor, SU's current director... more »

• Southern welcomes students back to campus with modified move-in day Play Video

  August 4, 2020 9:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern Jags are quickly adapting to the changes necessitated by the spread of COVID-19, this is illustrated by how quickly university officials implemented health/safety measures students and campus visitors would be required to follow on move- in day. On Tuesday, August 4, students and their... more »

• Southern addresses questions regarding Bayou Classic, student-athletes return to campus

  June 18, 2020 7:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - As many of Louisiana's student-athletes return to their respective fields for socially distanced workouts, the state's football fans eagerly anticipate a decision from Southern University as to the status of the Bayou Classic and its student-athletes' return to campus. According to The Advocate , Southern athletic... more »

• New Orleans might not host the 2020 Bayou Classic

  June 13, 2020 2:34 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Southwestern Athletics Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors will have a meeting in late June about 2020 Fall sports. In the scheduled meeting officials will talk about which will host the 2020 and 2021 Bayou Classics. Southern University... more »

• College football fans prep for game weekend Play Video

  August 31, 2018 11:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU and Southern University both head to Texas this weekend for their season openers. The away games meant things were quiet Friday evening at the two Baton Rouge campuses. Some people at LSU took the opportunity to visit Mike the Tiger as he lounged around. ... more »

• Watch Southern vs Southern Miss on WBTR

  September 9, 2017 3:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern Jaguars will take on the Southern Miss Golden Eagles Saturday night, and you can watch all the action on WBTR. The game will be on channel 19 for both Cox and AT&T U-verse subscribers. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m. at Robert Stadium... more »

• FINAL: Southern tops Mississippi Valley 55-0

  November 19, 2016 4:29 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Lenard Tillery broke Odie Posey's 67-year-old record for the season rushing mark at Southern University, and the Jaguars stayed undefeated in conference play with a 55-0 rout of Mississippi Valley State on Saturday night. The Jaguars (8-2, 8-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) will close the... more »

• Southern splits doubleheader, loses series to Arkansas Pine Bluff

  March 26, 2016 8:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Southern Jaguars took the opening game of a Saturday doubleheader against the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, but couldn't take the series as they won game 2, but dropped game 3. In game two, the Jags jumped out to an early lead and survived an... more »

• Southern baseball finishes sweep of Selma

  March 20, 2016 7:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southern Jaguars took a break from SWAC play this weekend, but not from the win column as they swept away Selma University by taking two games on Sunday afternoon at Lee Hines Field. In game 2, the Jaguars scored 12 runs on 11 hits... more »

• Southern Women's Hoops rallies in first game of SWAC tournament

  March 9, 2016 11:17 PM

  Houston - The Southern Lady Jaguars began their 2016 SWAC Tournament with 61-57 win over Alcorn State, although the Lady Braves made the #2 seed work for the win. The Braves took a 1 point lead into the half and led by 9 at the end of the 3rd... more »

• Injured Southern football player receives heartfelt welcome home Play Video

  March 5, 2016 5:42 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Devon Gales took a life-changing hit in a football game against the Georgia Bulldogs last fall, and ever since then he's been fighting his way back to a full recovery at an Atlanta hospital. On Saturday, the Jaguar Nation welcomed him back home. After his flight... more »

• Recovery: Devon Gales' story of coming home Play Video

  February 26, 2016 12:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One kick, one block can change a life forever. A third quarter kickoff in the Georgia Dome in September forever changed the life of one man. “I remember the whole thing. Going to block, putting my head down, and knowing that I couldn’t get up.”... more »

• Southern Jags set to bring on 22 at end of National Signing Day

  February 3, 2016 6:44 PM

  BATON ROUGE - While LSU’s National Signing Day may be snagging a lot of press attention, the football program up on The Bluff is also welcoming a powerful class of new Jaguars to take the fields of the SWAC by storm. Head Coach Dawson Odums and his coaching staff... more »

• Stage set for LSU to have a big National Signing Day

  February 3, 2016 8:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE- In a few hours the LSU football team will find out what players it has to work with next season. Colleges across the country will spend the entire day tracking prospective players, hoping their program ends up at the top of the players list. Many college football analysts... more »

• Southern, Grambling pick up SWAC postseason honors

  December 3, 2015 6:41 PM

  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Southern University placed 11 Jaguars on the Southwestern Athletic Conference All-Conference team and Grambling State University picked up a top honor from the 2015 SWAC postseason football awards. Southern had the most players placed on All-Conference teams. They include RB Lenard Tilley, OL Anthony Mosley, DL... more »

• Southern's Banks returns to Lion country

  December 3, 2015 4:47 PM

  HAMMOND - Friday night's game between Southeastern and Southern University's basketball teams will be a bit of a homecoming for head Jags coach Roman Banks. Banks, currently in his fifth season with the Jaguars (4-1), spent eight seasons on staff with the Lions (2-6) under head coaches Billy Kennedy... more »

• Southern's Tiller named SWAC defender of the week Play Video

  November 16, 2015 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Southwestern Athletic Conference named Southern University's Aaron Tiller their defensive player of the week for his performance against Alabama A&M this weekend. Tiller had five tackles, with four coming behind the line of scrimmage. He also picked up three sacks in the Jaguar's 46-7 win... more »