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For Jackson State football coach T.C. Taylor, the atmosphere was different in the spring game Saturday than in his first one in 2023.
The music was blaring, and the fans were enthusiastic as they watched quarterback JaCobian Morgan pass for for two touchdowns and 293 yards to lead the White team to a 23-9 win against the Blue teamin the annual Blue and White scrimmage at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.
It was such an exciting event, the Sonic Boom of the South divided into two bands and sat on separate sidelines battling back and forth during the game.
Here are three takeaways from the game.
Jackson State football’s defense dominates spring game
Jackson State’s first- and second-team defenses got after their opposing quarterbacks. The Blue defense sacked Morgan three times and forced him to run six times. It clogged the running lanes and forced the White team go three and out numerous times.
Though Blue team quarterback Zy McDonald was sacked four times and forced to run several others, he looked better in this game than he did a year ago. McDonald looked comfortable taking snaps and made some nice, quick throws.
Offensive line must get more physical
The offensive line is going to look impressive in warmups. If it can just translate that size into in-game nastiness, it can play the kind of power football that Taylor wants to play.
“I am still trying to get this team to understand physicality in the trenches,” Taylor said. “That’s the part I did not see out there today. The D-line did bring it. Up front on the offensive line, they are big, but we need to be more physical and run the football. I don’t think we did our best job of that.”
Taylor sees strength in Jackson State football’s growing numbers
Taylor said the difference between this spring game and last year is, he has his system in place. And he…
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Author : The Clarion Ledger
Publish date : 2024-04-07 01:11:19
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