Despite the success of Prairie View (4-2, 3-0 SWAC), coach Tremaine Jackson refuses to allow his team to overlook Southern (1-5, 0-2).

“We got a really good opponent in Southern University,” Jackson said on a Southwestern Athletic Coaches virtual media availability. “I think they're well coached. Their record, it doesn't reflect what they are.”

The best team in the SWAC West will be the Jaguars' homecoming game opponent at 4 p.m. Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium. While the teams are having opposite seasons, Southern sees a version of itself from last year in the upcoming foe.

When Southern won the SWAC West in 2024, it had three overtime victories and three wins decided by a touchdown or less. The Panthers have already won three games decided by three points or fewer.

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