Jackson State football’s defense dominates vs. Grambling State
By Dante Pryor
2. Jackson State Football made critical adjustments in the second half
The Jackson State Tigers did not start this game as efficiently as head coach Deion Sanders would have liked. If there are two things that Coach Prime preaches, it is efficiency and execution. The Tigers struggled with both out of the gate. JSU did convert a Grambling turnover into a touchdown on its first possession.
JSU quarterback Shedeur Sanders was inaccurate during the second drive, missing a throw he usually makes and taking a sack when he should have thrown the football away. Sanders took a half to find his rhythm. While he was finding his rhythm, running back, Sy’veon Wilkerson took the game over for Jackson State.
Wilkerson helped the offensive line establish a rhythm blocking which enabled them in pass protection. The freshman running back finished the game with 141 yards and two touchdowns. Grambling could not slow down the JSU passing attack when Sanders got going in the second half.
Sanders finished the game with 357 yards and four touchdowns.
Defensively, Jackson State was active upfront, and Grambling could not block them. The Tigers had just one sack, but quarterback Quaterius Hawkins had to scramble most of the game. Also, the secondary did a great job of containing Grambling’s receivers.