Southern football lost to Alcorn State 35-17 on Saturday at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium in Lorman, Mississippi. Here are our takeaways from the game:

Uninspiring second half

Yet again, Southern couldn’t play a complete game. Southern struck first, appearing to possess the necessary urgency to get a road victory. The 87-yard touchdown drive was confidence building but the team slowly unraveled as it fell behind 14-10 at halftime. Matters got much worse as it was dominated in the third period by an explosive Alcorn State offense. The Jaguars were outscored 21-7 in the 15-minute frame, allowing Alcorn State to become more emboldened by the mishaps on special teams.

Run game ineffective

Southern surprisingly gave its first couple of carries of the game to freshman running back Armariy

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