Not surprised. he was never meant to stay at Alcorn State.... I would expect Alcorn State to promote within staff or go after coaches at Jackson State or Alabama A and M...
Southern Miss has had a good program for years until they hired the disaster that was Ellis Johnson, who did the impossible and took a 12-1 team and went 0-12.
But it is a place you can win and parlay that into a better job. Hobson should do well there. A white guy who can get a head coaching job at a HBCU and do well has to be a pretty good coach.