,,iii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #he  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ai1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,wicker 7for himself and     
,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith7 submitted the       
following resolution2 which was         
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,congratulating the ,jackson ,state     
,university ,tigers for winning the     
#bjbd ,celebration ,bowl4  ,whereas1 on 
,saturday1 ,december #ad1 #bjbd1 the    
,jackson ,state ,university football    
team won the #bjbd ,celebration ,bowl1  
which is played every year between the  
conference champions of the             
,southwestern ,athletic ,conference and 
the ,mid-,eastern ,athletic ,conference2
 ,whereas the ,celebration ,bowl is     
widely respected as a national title    
game for ,historically ,black ,colleges 
and ,universities1 succeeding the       
previous ,pelican ,bowl and ,heritage   
,bowl2 ,whereas the ,jackson ,state     
,university ,tigers defeated the ,south 
,carolina ,state ,university ,bulldogs  

#bh-g and claimed the ,celebration ,bowl
 trophy for the first time in program   
history2 ,whereas the ,jackson ,state   
,university football team only lost #b  
games during the #bjbd college football 
season1 finishing the season with a     
record of #ab-b and the first-ranked    
team in the ,southwestern ,athletic     
,conference2 ,whereas the ,jackson      
,state ,university football team        
averaged #cf4dc points per game during  
the #bjbd season2 ,whereas the ,jackson 
,state ,university football team        
completed a ground-breaking run through 
the postseason1 finishing on top of #ag 
other universities in the ,southwestern 
,athletic ,conference and the           
,mid-,eastern ,athletic ,conference2    
,whereas running back ,travis ,terrell  
,jr4 was named the #bjbd ,southwestern  
,athletic ,conference ,freshman of the  
,year and ,special ,teams ,player of the
 ,year2 ,whereas running back ,irv      
,mulligan was named the ,southwestern   
,athletic ,conference ,offensive ,player

 of the ,year2 ,whereas head coach      
,t4,c4 ,taylor was named the            
,southwestern ,athletic ,conference     
,head ,coach of the ,year2 ,whereas head
 coach ,t4,c4 ,taylor1 having led the   
,jackson ,state ,university football    
team for #b seasons as its #bbnd head   
coach1 carried the team to a #ai-f      
record for the past #b seasons2 ,whereas
 the ,jackson ,state ,university        
football team's home stadium1 the       
,mississippi ,veterans ,memorial        
,stadium1 honors military veterans and  
their families who have sacrificed their
 lives in service to the ,state of      
,mississippi and the ,united ,states2   
and ,whereas the ,jackson ,state        
,university football team displayed     
outstanding dedication1 teamwork1 and   
sportsmanship1 bringing tremendous pride
 and honor to-- 7#a7 ,jackson ,state    
,university2  7#b7 loyal fans of the    
,jackson ,state ,university ,tigers2 and
  7#c7 the entire ,state of             
,mississippi3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    

,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 congratulates  
,jackson ,state ,university1 as well as 
its athletes1 coaching staff1           
administration1 faculty1 students1 and  
alumni1 for winning the #bjbd           
,celebration ,bowl2  7#b7 recognizes    
,jackson ,state ,university for its     
excellence as an institution of higher  
education2 and  7#c7 respectfully       
requests that the ,secretary of the     
,senate transmit an enrolled copy of    
this resolution to-- 7,a7 the president 
of ,jackson ,state ,university1 ,dr4    
,marcus ,l4 ,thompson2  7,b7 the        
athletic director of ,jackson ,state    
,university1 ,ashley ,robinson2 and     
7,c7 the head coach of the ,jackson     
,state ,university football team1 ,t4,c4
 ,taylor4