SWAC tells Grambling State it's time to pay Jackson State

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama  -- The Southwestern Athletic Conference said Wednesday that Jackson State will get paid for the losses incurred after Grambling State failed to show at the Tigers' homecoming game last month.

Jackson State will receive an undisclosed amount and funds will come from Grambling State's "future distribution amounts as outlined in the conference bylaws," the league said. Grambling will also be required to play at Jackson State in the next three years.

In total, it could end up costing cash-strapped Grambling State more than $300,000.

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"As far as the fine for Grambling State and subsequent payment to Jackson State, we believe that is the right thing to do from a conference standpoint," SWAC Commissioner Duer Sharp said.

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