GRAMBLING: Through the first week of camp at Grambling State University, a consistent performance by the Tigers defense provided hope that GSU is on the right track to improve on last season's defensive ranking of eighth among Southwestern Athletic Conference teams.
Despite a renewed outlook, first-year defensive coordinator Cliff Yoshida says the Tigers still have a lot of work ahead as they look to move back to the top of the SWAC.
Coming out of spring drills, eight starters were expected to return but the unit suffered a blow before the start of camp as sophomore-to-be Jon Nixon transferred after playing extensively as a true freshman in 2006.
The Tigers were forced to quickly adjust to the loss on the defensive line and opened camp with a strong performance last week as they had the upper-hand all the way to the team's first scrimmage last weekend. However, the tide has slowly turned during week two of camp as the offense has begun to find its stride after a strong performance during Monday night's practice.
"We were doing pretty well but I think we've hit the wall the past few days," said Yoshida. "My job is to motivate the players and get them back where they were at in the beginning."
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