WR Tim Jones making presence felt in USM’s win over FAU

Between three head coaches in one season, a first-time starting quarterback, and playing the defending Conference USA champions, the Southern Miss football program had every excuse to lose Thursday’s regular season finale against Florida Atlantic.

- between three head coaches in - one season... a first-time- starting quarterback... and - playing the defending - conference u-s-a champions... - the southern miss football- program had every excuse to los- thursday's regular season - finale... against florida - atlantic.

- but the golden eagles didn't us- any of them... in their 45-31 - victory over the owls... a- season-high for both margin of- victory... and points scored.

- aside from a first quarter- interception... trey lowe iii - looked like he had been there - before... completing 13 of- 19 passes... for 209 yards and- two touchdowns... to- go along with a team-high 16- carries... for another 70 yards- and a score.- his favorite target was former- biloxi indian tim jones...- who caught half of his team-hig- six receptions, on the final- drive of the first half...- resulting in a five-yard- touchdown catch.- that performance moves him into- fourth, on the- school's all-time receptions- list... but it's the receptions- you - didn't see... that made it all- possible.

- - "man, ending the season on a high- note.

I mean you know how the - season has been all year, it's- been a tough 2020.

It - just felt so good to actually - get a win."

"tim jones, every day after practice, took- him and made him and the- receivers stay after practice - and they threw every day and- you could see a difference.

The- had a connection and so i've- - - just got to - again, trey did a- great job of handling everythin- - but i've got to give tim some- kudos, too, also- for just making them stay out - there and work together and so - think it made a huge- difference."

Southern miss won three games,- this season... but due- to injury... this is the first- one jones was on the field for.- he says he's still un-decided - about whether or not to return- for - his