Southern Miss football throttles Jackson State with a stellar passing performance

The Southern Miss football team rolled to a 55-7 victory over Jackson State Saturday night in the season opener for both squads.

Redshirt sophomore Jack Abraham had an impressive debut at quarterback for USM, completing 21 of 27 passes for 242 yards and four touchdowns — three to Quez Watkins.

Watkins had eight catches for 138 yards and also had an 81-yard punt return for a touchdown. The Athens, Alabama, native set career highs for receiving yardage and touchdowns.

A crowd of 29,176 was on hand for Saturday’s contest.

USM (1-0) will host Louisiana-Monroe at 6 p.m. on Sept. 8 in the second game of the season.

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This story was originally published September 1, 2018 at 2:16 PM.