BATON ROUGE — Southern University head football coach Marshall Faulk says the team is focused on moving forward after a loss to Houston and preparing for its upcoming game against Louisiana Christian.

The Jags are going into their matchup against the Louisiana Christian Wildcats with a 1-2 record. The game kicks off in A.W. Mumford Stadium on Saturday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on SWAC TV.

At a press conference on Tuesday, Faulk said he pulled players from media availability to help them look ahead rather than dwell on the previous game, when the team suffered a 77-6 loss against the Houston Cougars.

"My job right now is to get them to look forward and not allow one game to define them," Faulk said.

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Louisiana Christian is a team Faulk described as well coached and cohesive, noting that they do not have standout players.
On the Houston loss, Faulk was straightforward about where the team stands.

"We're not good enough for that many things to go wrong for us to still be in the ball game," he said. "We're not there yet."

Discipline and avoiding self-inflicted mistakes are the main areas the team needs to clean up heading into the next game, he said. Penalties like false starts and holding have been a recurring issue early in games.

When it comes to leadership, Faulk said he is waiting for players to step up on their own during games.

"Good teams are led by the coaches," Faulk said. "Great teams are led by the players."

He said accountability is showing up at practice but needs to carry over once games begin.

On the injury front, running back Champ Davis is dealing with a grade two AC sprain and is expected to sit out this week. Running back Armariyan Asberry has an ankle injury with imaging being done to determine the severity, and defensive end Kai Brown has a shoulder injury as well.

Rather than showing the full film from the Houston game, Faulk said he pulled specific clips centered on effort. He believes there are lessons to be learned in each game, no matter the outcome.