Southern defeats Jackson St, 34-27 in 2 OT

HOUSTON -- Dray Joseph hit Lee Doss for a 16-yard touchdown pass to give Southern University a 34-27 double overtime victory over Jackson State Saturday in the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship. During the ensuing drive by Jackson State (8-4, 8-1), running back Tommy Gooden stepped out of bounds to negate what would have been a 5-yard touchdown pass from Clayton Moore . Both teams failed to score in the first overtime. Anthony Balancier intercepted Moore to end the Jackson State's first attempt in overtime. Yet Gregory Pittman's 37-yard field goal attempt was blocked by Conard Brown, keeping the Tigers' hopes alive. Joseph was 27 of 46 for 337 yards passing with three touchdowns, two to Willie Quinn , to lead the Jaguars. Southern (9-4, 7-2) won its third conference championship game in school history. Joseph hit Quinn for a 34-yard touchdown to give Southern a 10-0 lead.