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MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- South Alabama has been anything but boring this season.The Jaguars have pulled off two of the years biggest upsets, produced a pair of one-point victories and also managed to lose a couple of Sun Belt Conference games.They opened the season with a 21-20 stunner over four-touchdown favorite Mississippi State, part of the mighty Southeastern Conference Western Division. Last weekend, the fourth-year FBS program in Mobile, Alabama, knocked off the first ranked team to play them at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, beating then-No. 19 San Diego State 42-24.They dont seem the least bit surprised.We have extreme confidence no matter who we play this year, linebacker Roman Buchanan said. We know that if we come to play and both sides of the ball and special teams are clicking, that I dont care who you are, youre going to have a tough time.Its an impressive first five weeks for a program that started from scratch in 2009 and moved up to FBS in 2013. South Alabama (3-2) has an open date to savor the latest upset before facing Sun Belt rival Arkansas State on Oct. 15.The upsets have come with two quarterbacks starting their first college games.The opening win came after the Bulldogs 28-yard field goal hit the upright in the final seconds. Sophomore Dallas Davis passed for 285 yards and jumped over a defender on his way to a big run in his starting debut.With Davis injured, Marshall transfer Cole Garvin threw for 241 yards and three touchdowns in his first college game to help end San Diego States 13-game winning streak.South Alabama didnt leave this one to an opposing kicker. The Jaguars scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally from a 28-24 deficit, including Devon Earls fumble recovery and 80-yard return . It was only the second time South Alabama had faced a Top 25 team.Theres certainly been a lot of talk about it, beating a ranked team for the first time, said coach Joey Jones, a former University of Alabama receiver and the programs only head coach. Itll be something that well remember for a long, long time, but reality is in coaching its all about the next game.Sure, the two wins have garnered some national attention but Buchanan feels like the Jaguars are still trying to capture the student body and community in Alabamas coastal city.The program has already made one bowl appearance, losing 33-28 to Bowling Green in the 2014 Camellia Bowl in Montgomery. No team had made it to a bowl quicker after rising to the FBS level.Were still trying to get there as a campus, Buchanan said. We have an off-campus stadium. As a university were still trying to get there. Were kind of new at football. 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Now tied for second in the league in shootout goals, the 24-year-old likes to see what the opposing goaltender has in store before he ultimately lands on a move. Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell viewed bringing in Greg Hardy for a workout last week as a fact-finding mission rather than an attempt to bolster their pass rush.Caldwell said Monday that the Jaguars didnt intend to sign Hardy after his two-day workout last Wednesday and Thursday but wanted to see him on the field and meet with him so they would have enough information about the free-agent defensive end should they decide to pursue him in the future.It was really to find out more about him so we dont have any questions going into the season, Caldwell said. Theres no what-ifs for us right now. There could have been a what-if Week 3, Week 4 or into the preseason, but we kind of have our questions answered as to our game plan for him.... It was an opportunity for us -- heres a guy that was a franchise defensive end two years ago sitting out on the street -- to bring him in, work him out and try to find out the facts where hes at, the truth behind everything that surrounds him and just do our homework.Caldwell said the team spoke with Hardy about his domestic violence conviction and eventual dismissal as well as events that transpired last season while he was a member of the Dallas Cowboys. However, Caldwell said he wouldnt go into the specifics of what the team asked and Hardys responses.We brought him in and he did a workout, Caldwell said. Its not often you get your chance to put your hands on a player of that caliber to work him out. So well just see where its at. We have no imminent plans of signing him at this point, but it was good to get him in here and find out about him.Hardy, 27, has 40 sacks in six seasons, including six last season. The Cowboys did not renew his contract, and he went unsigned during free agency.Hardy was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season for violating the NFLs personal conduct policy in connection with a 2014 domestic violence incident. He was accused of assaulting theen-girlfriend Nicole Holder; he allegedly threw her into a bathtub and on a futon covered with guns and tried to choke her.ddddddddddddA judge in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, found him guilty on charges of domestic violence in July 2014.Hardy denied the charges and said Holder was under the influence of alcohol and was angry because he told her to leave his home. He appealed the conviction, and the case was dismissed in February 2015 after prosecutors said they were unable to locate Holder. The prosecutors also said Holder had reached a settlement with Hardy.In addition, Hardy stirred controversy throughout the 2015 season with several comments, including saying he was going to come out guns blazing in his return to the field. Hardy also shoved an assistant coach and got into a shouting match on the sideline with Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant.Caldwell said he was aware of a potential public relations backlash if the team were to sign Hardy and said that decision would not be made lightly.Domestic violence is a serious issue, Caldwell said. Theres no place for it in the world, let alone the NFL. But I think for us, were going to do whats best for our team. We have 52 players that want to win. We have a coaching staff that wants to win as much as our fan base. Were going to turn over every rock, but not at any price.The Jaguars lack a veteran edge rusher and did have conversations with Hardys agent during free agency, but did not pursue him at that time.Jacksonville tried to sign Olivier Vernon in free agency, but he agreed to a five-year, $85 million deal with the New York Giants. The Jaguars top two edge rushers are Dante Fowler, Jr., who missed his rookie season in 2015 after suffering a torn left ACL on the first day of rookie minicamp, and rookie Yannick Ngakoue, the teams third-round draft pick.