“Nope.”

That was the first word Terrence Graves said in response to the first question in Tuesday's media availability ahead of Southern football’s season opener against North Carolina Central at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta.

The second-year coach's reply was to the question of whether the team had decided on a starting quarterback .

“Nope, we haven’t,” Graves said. “We’ll find out Saturday.”

Graves said not naming a quarterback isn't an attempt at secrecy, indicating the competition hasn’t truly ended.

The quarterbacks battling for the top spot are redshirt sophomore and lone returner Jalen Woods, junior Jackson State transfer Cam’Ron McCoy and freshman Dillon Compton.

The Jaguars recently added a fourth quarterback in junior Ashton Strother, who transfer

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