Jackson State ended the James Bell error on Monday, dismissing him two days after the Tigers lost to Arkansas Pine-Bluff 64-36 before a homecoming crowd that allegedly numbered 2,831. Looks like athletic director Roy Culberson, who hand-picked Bell, decided to cut the cord before his boss decided to save time by firing them both at the end of the season. Memo to JSU: Fire Culberson before he hires again, and find somebody, within the JSU family or not, who has experience as a successful college coach. In other words, don’t do what Ole Miss diid.
Bye-Bye Bell
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