Southern football added a new quarterback a week before it opens the season against North Carolina Central at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in Atlanta.

Coahoma Community College in Mississippi transfer Ashton Strother is listed on the roster as of Saturday and is the fourth quarterback coach Terrence Graves has at his disposal.

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound junior played four games in 2024 and completed 49 of 108 passes for 496 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He also rushed 23 times for 86 yards and two touchdowns.

On July 31, Graves said that he was “comfortable” with having three quarterbacks for the season, but he didn't rule out bringing in another player.

“I tell y’all all the time, I’m gonna recruit up until school starts, so you just never know if a young man fits what we want to do

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