#13 Jacks Handle (RV) McNeese in Season Opener

LAKE CHARLES, La. – #13 Stephen F. Austin used over 420 yards of total offense, a stout defensive effort in the opening half hour of play and buckled down late to earn a 38-27 season-opening victory over (RV) McNeese in front of more than 10,000 fans on Saturday night inside Navarre Stadium. First-year Lumberjack Makai Frisby picked off two McNeese passes, including one he returned 35 yards for a touchdown, Jaylen Jenkins carried 19 times for 82 yards and a touchdown and Gavin Rutherford threw for a career-high 302 yards and three touchdowns. Offensively, the Lumberjacks collected two dozen first…