USA Has First All-America Honoree
Jordan Means - Photo from usajaguars.com
Last year South Alabama was celebrating their first participant in the Senior Bowl by Courtney Smith. This year, the Jags have announced another first in the program. Senior placekicker Jordan Means was selected as an honorable mention to the NCAA FCS All-America team by Beyond Sports College Network.
Means, from Hoover, Alabama lead the Jags with 62 points last season. He became the first placekicker to lead the team in scoring in their short, three year history. He was 13-of-15 in field goal attempts and 23-of-26 on PATs. Means also set records of consecutive attempts made (7), most field goals in a season (13) and longest field goal in school history (48 yards).
Congratulations Jordan! Go Jags!
South Alabama Football “Signing Day” Social with Head Coach Joey Jones
The South Alabama Athletic Department and Head Coach Joey Jones will have a Signing Day social Wednesday, February 1st at 5:00 p.m. in the John Counts Room at the Mitchell Center on the campus of the University of South Alabama. Head Football Coach Joey Jones will announce the Signing Class for the 2012 South Alabama Football season. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
There will be a meet and greet with Joey Jones and his staff from 5-5:30 p.m. with a video presentation beginning at 5:30 p.m. when Coach
Jones will present the recruiting class that have signed a letter of intent to play football at the University of South Alabama. There will be an opportunity for a question and answer segment with Coach Jones following the video presentation. Light hors d’oeuvres and beverages
will be available to the guests with a cash bar.
Description of Events for Signing Day: Wednesday, February 1, 2012
- 4:30 p.m. – John Counts Room doors will open for guests.
- 5:00 p.m. – Joey Jones and his staff arrive for meet and greet.
- 5:30 p.m. – Coach Jones will speak and include a video presentation
- 6:15 p.m. – Event ends
For more information please call 461-1USA or visit www.usajaguars.com.
Go Jags!
South Alabama Baseball to host “First Pitch Banquet” February 7th
South Alabama Baseball will host the First Pitch Banquet Tuesday, February 7th at the USS Alabama Battleship Pavilion from 5:30-8 p.m. The event will feature former and current Jaguar major leaguers, including 2011 World Series and National League Championship Series MVP David Freese, the USA coaching staff and the 2012 Jaguar baseball team.
Currently confirmed as attending are Jaguar major leaguers P.J. Walters, Marlon Anderson, Jon Lieber, Lance Johnson and Allen Battle with the possibility of more confirming soon. Reservations for specialty tables with a Major Leaguer, first-year head coach Mark Calvi, former head coach Steve Kittrell and a current Jaguar student-athlete are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Individual tickets are available for $35 per person. The program will feature a silent auction, music, cash bar and buffet dinner by Namans Catering in addition to the evening’s speakers. Reservations can be made by calling (251) 461-1366 or by contacting Beth Schiavoni at bschiavoni@usouthal.edu. All proceeds will go directly to benefit South Alabama Baseball.
For more information please visit http://usajaguars.com/news/
Go Jags!
WR coach Ron Antoine accepts position at Fresno State
According to CoachingSearch.com and FootballScoop.com, Wide Receivers coach Ron Antoine has been hired to fill the same position at Fresno State.
Tim DeRuyter was hired to replace long time coach Pat Hill. CBS47 in Fresno California reported this on their newscast with the video clip below. It is unclear when Coach Jones was informed of this and who if anyone he has spoken to about the open position. DeRuyter and Antoine coached together at Ohio from 2002-2004.
Jags get verbal from Hueytown WR Cameron Broadnax
Head Coach Joey Jones received a verbal commitment from Hueytown receiver Cameron Broadnax that he will sign with the Jaguars in early February. Cameron’s measureables are listed as 6’3″ 195lb and runs the 40 in around 4.58 with a 34″ verticle.
Cameron has offers from Middle Tennessee State, Samford, UAB as well as South Alabama. He said that he likes the Jaguars offensive approach and that it is a rising young program. He hopes to play quickly with the Jags.
They Hueytown head coach commented on Cameron saying, “The thing about Cam, he’s real long, he’s a full 6-3, and his leaping ability and his ball skills are phenomenal. A lot of guys are super fast, but they may not have the ball skills to make those types of catches. He is a leaper. That’s his biggest strength – his body awareness and when he twists around he makes some phenomenal catches. I told some guys, there’s nobody who runs routes better than he does or gets off the jam and has his kind of hands and ball skills. Depending on how much depth they have there now, I believe he’s a guy who can plug in there pretty quickly.”
Verbal commitments are non-binding and there is no early signing period for football recruits. Student-Athletes may begin to sign National Letter-of-Intents beginning February 1.
Jags host North Texas on Thursday; Doubleheader on Saturday
Come out to The Mitch for South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. North Texas Thursday @ 7:05 PM and enjoy $1 Hot Dogs from 6-7 PM.
The Jags dropped their first game of the Sun Belt schedule on New Years Eve when they had a troublesome first half in Murfreesboro, TN against Middle Tennessee State. MTSU is 13-2 on the season and 2-0 in the Sun Belt which is first place in the eastern division and overall in the conference. Arkansas-Little Rock leads the western division with a 2-0 Sun Belt record but an overall record of 5-11 on the season.
The South Alabama Men’s Basketball Team will host the North Texas Mean Green Thursday, January 5th at the Mitchell Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. Tickets start at $5. While you’re there, take advantage of $1 Hot Dogs from 6-7 p.m. during the pre-game.
Come out and support Head Coach Ronnie Arrow, Sun Belt Conference Pre-Season Player of the Year Augustine Rubit, and the Jaguars in the first home Sun Belt Conference game of the 2011-12 season.
Saturday, January 7th is $1 Day…all tickets in the upper level are only $1…Hot dogs and Pepsi’s are also $1 all day. The Jaguars will play Denver University in a doubleheader with the Lady Jags tip-off at 1 p.m. and the Men’s team will tip-off at 3:30 p.m. The Men’s game will be televised live on CSS so come out with your facepaint and signs.
Tickets are available in advance at the south side ticket office inside the Mitchell Center Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. You may also purchase tickets at any walk up ticket window the day / night of the game. Tickets start at $5. For more information you can call 461-1USA or visit www.usajaguars.com.
Upcoming Home Basketball Games:
Thursday, January 5
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. North Texas @ 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, January 7 (Doubleheader)
$1 Day…All upper level seats are $1 for this doubleheader…$1 Hot Dogs and Pepsis all day too!
South Alabama Women’s Basketball vs. Denver @ 1 p.m.
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Denver @ 3:30 p.m.
Former Southern Miss coach could be named OC Wednesday
Coach Matthews photo from southernmiss.com
Reports are going around that the University of South Alabama will announce the hiring of Robert Matthews as it’s next offensive coordinator. This announcement could come as soon as Wednesday.
Matthews was formerly the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator for Southern Miss. He was also the recruiting coordinator under Coach Fedora in Hattisburg. In 2010, he helped the Golden Eagles offensive line which gained a school record 5,894 yards and averaged over 200 yards per game both rushing and passing.
He played three seasons at the University of Georgia from 1996-1998 while being a member of the Outback and Peach Bowl teams. He then went to Oconee County high school as tight ends and special teams coordinator in 1990, Camden County as Wide receivers and special teams coordinator in 2000, and North Gwinnett as offensive coordinator in 2001-2002.
Matthews was the head coach at Shiloh High for three seasons where he guided his team to playoff runs in Georgia’s largest classification while also leading a facility upgrade which included a new strength center, locker room and coaches offices.
After his stint in the high school ranks, he went to Oklahoma State for four seasons. In 2006 he was the coordinator of football operations then promoted to director of recruiting for the 2007-2008 seasons. Then in 2009 he joined the full-time staff as quarterbacks coach. While at OSU, the Cowboys went to three bowl games and a top-25 recruiting ranking in 2006, 2007 and 2008.
He also oversaw the walk-on program and other internal operations within the program while serving as the director of recruiting.
His addition should help to improve the Jaguar offense and recruiting with his ties in Georgia.
USA Men’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State Sunday @ 3:05 PM
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State Sunday @ 3:05 PM!
The South Alabama Men’s Basketball Team will host the Braves of Alcorn State Sunday, December 11th at the Mitchell Center. Tip-off is scheduled at 3:05 p.m. Tickets start at $5. Take advantage of $1 Hot Dogs from 2-3 p.m. Come out and support Head Coach Ronnie Arrow, Sun Belt Conference Pre-Season Player of the Year Augustine Rubit, and the Jaguars as they prepare for conference play.
You may purchase tickets at any walk up ticket window today. Tickets start at $5. For more information you can call 461-1USA or visit www.usajaguars.com.
Upcoming Home Basketball Games:
Saturday, December 10 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Women’s Basketball vs. Talladega @ 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, December 11 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State @ 3:05 p.m.
Monday, December 19 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ 7:05 p.m.
Go Jags!
Jags host Southern Miss
South Alabama Basketball Doubleheader Wednesday @ 5:05 PM!
The South Alabama Men’s Basketball Team will host the Southern Miss Golden Eagles Wednesday night, December 7th at the Mitchell Center in the second game of a doubleheader. Tip-off for the men’s game will be 30 minutes following the conclusion of the Lady Jags versus the Spring Hill College Badgers scheduled at 5:05 p.m. Tickets start at $5 and one ticket is good for both games. Take advantage of $1 Hot Dogs from 4-7 p.m. Come out and support Head Coach Ronnie Arrow, Sun Belt Conference Pre-Season Player of the Year Augustine Rubit, and the Jaguars as they go for four wins in a row.
You may purchase your tickets in advance at the south side Ticket Office inside the Mitchell Center Monday through Friday between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. You may also purchase tickets at any walk up ticket window the day / night of the game. Tickets start at $5. One $5 ticket is good for both games. For more information you can call 461-1USA or visit www.usajaguars.com.
Upcoming Home Basketball Games:
Wednesday, December 7 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Women’s Basketball vs. Spring Hill College @ 5:05 p.m.
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Southern Miss @ 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, December 10 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Women’s Basketball vs. Talladega @ 7:05 p.m.
Sunday, December 11 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Alcorn State @ 3:05 p.m.
Monday, December 19 at the Mitchell Center
South Alabama Men’s Basketball vs. Georgia Southern @ 7:05 p.m.
Go Jags!
Breaking: OC Greg Gregory gone from USA
Greg Gregory
According to Pete Roussel at CoachingSearch.com he found out that offensive coordinator Greg Gregory will not return next season. As soon as we learn more we will update you with further information.
Link to post here.
Update 12/5/2011 7:30 a.m.: Official announcement from South Alabama later today.