Alcorn State runs away from Southern in the second half, hands Jaguars 48-31 loss

LORMAN, Mississippi — Southern was looking for a desperation stop, and it found a dagger.

Trailing by 10 with two minutes to go, Alcorn State running back De’Lance Turner sprinted through a hole in the Southern defense on third and 3 and iced the game with a 49-yard touchdown run.

That 10-point lead swelled to 17 and Southern was out of timeouts and chances — and the Jaguars had plenty of chances in a 48-31 loss, their sixth in their last seven tries against the Braves.

The failure to stop Turner on that last defensive play was only the latest missed chance.

“About like what happened during the game,” said Southern coach Dawson Odums. “We missed opportunities.

“We’re going to make some adjustments. We’re going to fix this run defense.”

Alcorn State (2-2, 1-0) took control of the game in the second and third quarters, scoring 31 unanswered points on the strength of a rushing attack that gouged Southern (1-3, 0-1) for 383 yards.

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