It isn’t a story that has made the rounds in black college sports, and why should it? The SWAC cares not for basketball, after all. But it is a pretty big deal that Southern dismissed its leading scorer Earnest Jones earlier this week, and coach Rob Spivery is mum on the reasoning.
Spivery said he dismissed Earnest Jones, the team’s leading scorer, after the team’s loss at Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday night.
Spivery said he sent Jones home Sunday, citing “behavior that was not …”
He took a long pause.
“Not acceptable. That’s as good a word as any,” Spivery said, declining to elaborate.
He bowed out of the Southern head coaching search, but 
Southern receiver Juamorris Stewart will participate in the upcoming Texas vs. the Nation All-Star Challenge in February, earning yet another showcase opportunity to impress scouts in preparation for a pro career.
He’s been successful at his last two stops as a coordinator and head coach. His two CIAA championships and vaunted offense at Shaw University positioned him as 
In the most shocking move of 2009 in black college sports, 
From whispers of a dual athletic director/head coaching position to no interest at all, 
It’s hard to explain why a SWAC school would sign up for games against the Talladega Tornadoes, only to catch the kind of heat and defeat that can burn out a team’s morale heading into conference play. 