By Patrick Loera

The Jaguars come back home to Jaguar stadium after a hard 0-4 start played mostly on the road, but as history has it San Jose City College still has a chance to win another bowl game.

“A crowd helps. It gives us energy and the players appreciate it,” said Carlton Conner head coach of SJCC football.

Conner is pulling out all the stops, and will not tolerate any excuses for miscommunications on the field.

“It’s time to put up or shut up,” said Conner.
Last season, SJCC went 0-5 going into regional conference games. However, they pulled out of their slump by the end of the season, coming together as a team at the right moments, wrapping up the 2010 conference, 6-0.

As undefeated conference champions, despite their half-season record, the Jaguars were still invited to play in the Living Breath Foundation Bowl game at Monterey Peninsula College Stadium, and beat Solano College 39-12.

This season, the Jaguars have started off 0-4 which can be perceived as history repeating itself; on the flip-side, the deciding game for the 0-5 start will be played at home, not away this season.

“We’ve been getting beat, but we’re playing like a team now and we’re playing harder,” said 19-year-old outside linebacker and kinesiology major Tagro Laditad, that is still on the disabled list.

Coach Conner believes the Jaguars are prepared for the challenges that are in front of them.

“We’re here now, which means that we have to play at a higher level. I think we have a good shot against Chabot,” said Conner. “We have a better chance to win against teams in our conference.”