GRAMBLING, Louisiana — Doug Williams picked up the newspaper Saturday morning in Pine Bluff, Ark., and had to double-check his itinerary. For a while, the Grambling State football coach wasn't sure his Tigers were in the right place.
"When you picked up the paper in Arkansas on Saturday morning, basically we were a no-show," Williams said. "When you read that it was the clearest path to the SWAC Championship (Game) for Pine Bluff since 2006, it was like they didn't have a game to play. Even coach (Monte) Coleman, who I've known a long time, said that, from a running-game standpoint, with the running back suspended it shouldn't hurt them because that's their strongest suit. That's the kind of things that give you incentive. I certainly think it helped. Before we took the field Saturday, I certainly read the newspaper to them and let them know what some of the people thought of them."
The Tigers eventually made believers of UAPB, overcoming five turnovers to defeat the Golden Lions, 27-20, for GSU's third straight victory.
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