Southern University, Grambling overcome adversity in quest for SWAC West title

NEW ORLEANS -- Grambling's 2014 football journey has been well documented with deserved plaudits for first-year coach and Tiger alum Broderick Fobbs. After a train wreck of a 2013 season that included a player boycott that drew national attention and a 1-11 record, Fobbs has turned the program in 180-degree fashion.

The Tigers (7-4, 7-1) meet Southern University (8-3, 7-1) in Saturday's Bayou Classic at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at 1:30 p.m. with the SWAC West title on the line along with a berth in next week's SWAC Championship in Houston against Alcorn State.

Southern's 2014 story may not have received as much attention but the adversity the Jaguars coaches and players have had to overcome this season was no less daunting than what Grambling faced.



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