Southern's back. And so is junior forward Deon Saunders.
The two, without question from now on, are clearly intertwined.
The Jaguars had lost two straight home games on gut-twisting buzzer-beaters with Saunders out with a right knee strain. And they found themselves down quickly as Alcorn State scored the game's first 10 points in the first four minutes Saturday night.
As Michael Grant's first season as Southern's men's basketball coach unfolds, these are the qualities that are surfacing: He trusts his team enough to let them play, and he's got a good feel for the game beyond the Xs and Os.
