Following early-season struggles, Marshall Faulk and Southern University have hit their stride heading into the final weeks of the season. The Jaguars have won three of their last four games, including a huge victory over SWAC champion Prairie View A&M University. Now they're facing an Alcorn State University team that is still in the mix for the SWAC West crown and a trip back to this SWAC championship. The teams are set to face off in a high-profile clash that will surely put Faulk and Southern to the test.
"Our pass defense is actually pretty darn good. I want to to see our guys get after it."
Southern is set to face an Alcorn offense that leads the FCS in scoring (42.5) and third in yards (487.4).
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But Faulk showed confidence in his team heading into the high-stakes SWAC West matchup, in quotes obtained by Kevin Batiste.
Faulk said his defense embraces the challenge of playing in a conference with fast receivers and aggressive offensive coordinators.
“Those guys, man, they take the challenge on. It’s extremely hard to play in this conference. Got a lot of speedy receivers, a lot of good offensive coordinators. They wanna push the ball down the field. I don’t wanna talk up our guys, I just wanna say I like the fact that they meet the challenge and they don’t back down, and you’re gonna get beat.”
He said that when his defenders get beaten, they respond by asking for more man coverage.
Article Continues Below“When they get beat, they line back up, and it’s ‘Coach like, Call more man. Put me in a position and make a play.’ And I like that. They don’t back down.”
Faulk acknowledged Alcorn State’s offense is one of the best in the conference, and said he likes how his pass defense matches up.
“We have a high-powered offense coming in. What, the best in the conference, putting up the most points, putting up the most yards. And our pass defense is actually pretty darn good. So I can’t wait to see the match up. I wanna see our guys get after it, and get after them, and make it a physical game.”