GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling State University linebacker Steve Orisakwe and his Tiger teammates tasted a bittersweet dish Saturday afternoon, often served by football. They enjoyed the wonderful rapture again of playing the game they loved.
They gave a formidable effort in what he called the best contest they played all year.
But they lost.
Texas Southern quarterback Jamal Small ran 3 yards for a touchdown in overtime to give the Tigers a 23-17 SWAC victory against Grambling in the squad’s first game back after a boycott.
It was a tough loss as Grambling led 17-10 before Texas Southern rallied to tie the game in the fourth quarter then ultimately won in overtime.
Orisakwe took the loss hard as did the rest of the team. They lingered, some crying, on the turf of Eddie Robinson Stadium after Small dashed into the end zone.
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