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Former Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez wins debut with Jacksonville State

RichRod is back in charge, and he might have himself a pretty decent team to work with.

Former Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez had a successful debut on Saturday afternoon with his new program, Jacksonville State, which beat Stephen F. Austin 42-17 in Montgomery, Ala.

Jacksonville State is an FCS program that plays in the Atlantic Sun Conference but will be moving up to FBS and Conference USA in 2023.

The Gamecocks were down 17-7 late in the second quarter before scoring 35 consecutive points, including 14 in the final 1:56 of the first half.