Cam’Ron McCoy was in shotgun after Southern’s first seven offensive plays of the season were on the ground.

The junior Jackson State transfer quarterback was on North Carolina Central’s 43-yard line on second and 8. McCoy took a three-step drop and launched an effortless deep ball to Darren Morris on the left side with a defender trailing, which looked like a walk-in touchdown.

Southern fans in Atlanta on Saturday for the season opener held their breath, ready to cheer a second touchdown on their team’s second drive.

That moment didn’t happen. The pass was just beyond the outstretched grasp of the 6-foot-2 Morris. McCoy took responsibility for the incompletion at Tuesday’s media availability.

“We just didn’t connect on that,” McCoy said. “I could’ve took a little bit off. It was on me

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