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Jackson State enters AFCA Top 25 at No. 23 after win over Southern

Jon Myers

Jackson State made its first appearance in the American Football Coaches Association Top 25 this week after opening Southwestern Athletic Conference play with a 35-17 victory over Southern.

The Tigers are 4-0 overall and 1-0 in the SWAC. Jackson State entered the rankings at No. 23 after receiving votes the previous week.

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Jackson State will travel to Mobile, Alabama, on Saturday for the Gulf Coast Challenge against Alabama A&M at Ladd-Peebles Stadium.

Source: Jackson State Athletics.

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Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."