Monday, November 16, 2015

Grambling players entering new territory by playing for SWAC title

GRAMBLING, Louisiana — Another milestone toward Grambling's sudden football resurgence occurred over the weekend when the Tigers clinched a spot in the Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game next month in Houston.

The win, which came on the road at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, came more than two years after the program hit rock bottom with a player revolt that eventually led to the start of a new era of Grambling football.

Since that 1-11 season, Grambling has gone 15-7 and can now call itself the 2015 SWAC West Division champs.

On Monday, Tigers defensive coordinator Everett Todd wasn't so sure the turnaround had registered with Grambling's players.

"Some of the guys on this team have gone through ...

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