South Alabama’s 2010 Signing Class
Coach Jones, as always, gave lots of credit to his assistant coaches on the excellent job they have done, both last year and in recruiting since the season ended. He said that recruiting is the lifeblood of a program. Either your program will improve or your program will flounder depending on how well your coaches can recruit players to your school.
Coach Jones continued by saying that last year they had to recruit players by selling them a dream. They had plans for a field house and a practice field, but nothing had been built yet. Now they have a [...] Continue Reading…
First Official Signee Of The Incoming 2010 Class
Drew Dearman, a 6′4″ 270-lb offensive guard from Vestavia Hills High School, who was being recruited by Arkansas, Duke, Louisiana-Monroe, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Samford, Southern Miss and UAB, posted on his twitter account just a few minutes ago that he was on his way into his school to fax in his National Letter-of-Intent to South Alabama. This makes him the first signee of the 2010 freshmen class for the Jaguars.
On top of his physical attributes, he scored a 25 on his ACT and maintained a 3.75 GPA at Vestavia Hills High School. We will try to keep you [...] Continue Reading…
February 1st Vanguard Poll Question
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Recruiting Update For Monday, February 1st
Some updates on recruiting as we near National Signing Day on Wednesday.
Audoniss Madison, a 295-lb, 6′6″ offensive lineman from Edna Karr High School in New Orleans has given his verbal commitment to the South Alabama coaching staff. He received interest from Virginia, Memphis, Louisiana Tech and Northern Illinois.
Madison was all-metro, all-district and all-state. He provides size with agility that the Jags need to continue to improve.
Antwan Williams who is a 5′11″ 175-lb corner from Hoover High School verbally committed to the Jags. He had received interest from UAB, Memphis, Kentucky and Louisiana Tech. Hoover has been a perinial power [...] Continue Reading…
Jags Fall At Troy 73-66
The Jags fall for the fourth straight game, this time at Troy in overtime 73-66. This drops the Jags to 12-11 on the season and 4-7 in the Sun Belt Conference.
Again it was a tale of two halves. The first half saw the Jags play very well and take a 30-21 lead in the locker room. But the second half saw them struggle once again.
The Jags halftime lead was thanks in part to a 1 of 9 start by Troy from the field and a scoreless stretch of 5:30 late in the first half. Both teams combined for a [...] Continue Reading…
Jags Fall For 3rd Straight Game 70-59 To Florida Atlantic
The Jags dropped their third straight game on Thursday night to fall to 12-10 on the season and 4-6 in the Sun Belt. The Jags have gone from near the top of the Sun Belt’s Eastern Division to next to last (ahead of Florida International).
Since losing Hersey and Sims for the season due to grades and Redus to an injury, the Jags have struggled. Redus is back, but probably won’t be 100% for a couple of games though.
The Jags were dominant in the first half by jumping out to a 16-6 lead while FAU missed their first seven attempts [...] Continue Reading…
Quick Update On The Recruiting Front
With national signing day closing in quickly, it was a good time to look over the current list of verbal commits for the Jags.
Ones who have given South Alabama verbal commitments include Terrell Brigham Quarterback from Waynesboro GA, Calvin Jenkins Quarterback from Auburn AL, Johnny Lockett Running Back from Sweet Water AL, Jeremy McCrae Wide Receiver from Prattville AL, Aram Wynn Offensive Lineman from Saint Petersburg FL, Drew Dearman Offensive Lineman from Vestavia Hills AL, Chris May Offensive Lineman from Tuscumbia AL, Melvin Meggs Offensive Lineman from Petal MS, Ucambre Williams Offensive Lineman from Phoenix City AL, Rodney Thomas [...] Continue Reading…
Jags Fall To Denver 71-48
Jags lost for the fifth time in the last six games on Saturday, falling at Denver 71-48. What did in the Jags was 14 three pointers and only four turnovers by the Pioneers. This puts the Jaguars at 12-9 for the season and 4-5 in the Sun Belt.
The Jags entered the game ranked second in the Sun Belt and 32nd nationally in 3-point defense. While the Pioneers was ranked second in the league in both 3-point percentage and 3-pointers per game.
In a low scoring half, the Pioneers went into the locker room with a 29-20 lead.
For the game, the [...] Continue Reading…
Jags Fall To UNT, Lose Watson For Season
The Jags fell again to North Texas on Thursday night 86-78 and fall to 12-8 overall and 4-4 in the Sun Belt. The Jags were out rebounded 48-31 in the game.
Why are the Jags having such problems now when they were doing so well early on? Simple, they have been without three players. Raymond Sims and LaShun Watson have been gone. Sims was suspended for ten games for breaking team rules and might possibly miss the rest of the season due to academic ineligibility. LaShun Watson will definitely miss the rest of the season due to being named academically [...] Continue Reading…
January 18th Vanguard Poll Question
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