Week 1 was a major success for CUSA thanks to Southern Miss’ performance in Jay Hopson’s debut.
Southern Miss is going to be just fine with Jay Hopson
Although picked to win CUSA West, many were still skeptical about whether Jay Hopson could continue where Todd Monken left off. For about a half into the season opener against Kentucky they had every reason to be.
Nick Mullens didn’t look the same, tossing three first half interceptions. The defense appeared to be punching out of their weight class as they couldn’t stop Kentucky’s air attack.