The Southern football team will open the season with an in-state road game for the second consecutive season in 2015.
The Jaguars, who finished 9-4 overall and won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division last season, will begin the season against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 5 in Ruston.
Last year, Southern opened the season with a 45-6 loss at Louisiana-Lafayette.
The other nonconference game has the Jaguars playing at Southeastern Conference power Georgia on Sept. 26.
The two nonconference games will generate $1 million in revenue for Southern. The game at Georgia comes with a $650,000 guarantee and the game at Louisiana Tech comes with a $350,000 guarantee.
