HOUSTON (AP) — Ladarius Skelton was 9-of-14 passing for 158 yards and two touchdowns and added 75 yards rushing on 12 carries, Skykee Thomas had a 98-yard kickoff return for a score, and Southern beat Texas Southern 51-23.
Jarod Sims ran for two scores and added 22-yard TD catch and Ethan Howard had touchdown receptions of 38 and 18 yards for Southern (1-1, 1-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference).
Jordan Lewis sacked Texas Southern’s Jalen Brown in the end zone to make it 9-0 midway through the first quarter and the Jaguars led the rest of the way.
Brown finished 20-of-35 passing for 275 yards and a touchdown for the Tigers (0-2, 0-2).