Southern beats UAPB to clinch spot in SWAC championship game

BATON ROUGE, La. -- , Cam Jefferson and Jalen Woods connected on a 71-yard touchdown and Southern beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31-9 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game. The Jaguars (7-4, 6-1) host Grambling in two weeks before taking on East champion Jackson State in the conference title game on Dec. 7. Southern lost to Jackson State 33-15 this season but games played across divisions do not count in the conference standings. The Golden Lions (2-8, 2-5) took a 6-0 first-quarter lead on two Trey Glymph field goals but Kendric Rhymes and Kobe Dillon ran for touchdowns for a 14-6 halftime lead. Woods' TD came early in the third quarter for a 15-point edge. Joshua Griffin added a field goal and Willie Miles returned a fumble 7 yards for the Jaguars' final points. Woods threw for 202 yards with a TD and interception.