GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling’s season opener at California turned out to be exactly what it seemed on paper — a mutually beneficial agreement where both parties head home with something in their pocket.In Grambling’s case, a $600,000 paycheck for a 73-14 drubbing, and in Cal’s case, an easy win to open the season in front of its home fans.
Such is the life of a program like Grambling, or any other Southwestern Athletic Conference or even HBCUs for that matter. With that out of the way, Grambling can now play more competitive football when it welcomes Bethune-Cookman to Eddie Robinson on Saturday for the Tigers’ home opener.
“Absolutely. Now the playing fields are even. You’re playing another team that has 63 scholarships,” Grambling wide receivers coach Mickey Joseph said Monday.
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