Jackson’s 47-yard FG lifts Southern over Alcorn State 38-35

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Luke Jackson kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired to lift Southern to a 38-35 victory over Alcorn State. Felix Harper tossed a 14-yard touchdown pass to CJ Bolar for Alcorn State that tied the game 35-35 with about a minute left. On the ensuing series, Glendon McDaniel completed 4 of 5 passes to set up Jackson’s game-winning kick. Jerodd Sims added 74 yards rushing on 22 carries that included three short-yardage touchdown runs for Southern (4-4, 3-2 Southwestern Athletic Conference). Harper threw for 206 yards and four touchdown passes to lead Alcorn State (5-3, 4-1).