Sports Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson steps down: ‘It is in the best interest of the players, coaches’ September 7, 2020Rashad Milligan, Mississippi Clarion LedgerComments Off on Southern Miss football coach Jay Hopson steps down: ‘It is in the best interest of the players, coaches’ The mutual decision for Jay Hopson to step down comes on the heels of Southern Miss' season-opening 32-21 loss to South Alabama.