Sunday, October 18, 2015

Grambling knocks off defending SWAC champion

LORMAN, Mississippi — Grambling State University head football coach Broderick Fobbs learned plenty about his top-ranked SWAC Tigers, on Saturday as they invaded Alcorn State University (4-2, 4-1 SWAC) and disturbed an otherwise pleasant homecoming.

Running back Martez Carter rushed for 132 yards — his third 100-yard rushing game this season — and scored a touchdown in overtime as GSU withstood the No. 1-ranked black college football team to rally from behind for a 35-34 OT victory.

It was the final play of overtime that secured the Grambling State (5-2, 5-0 SWAC) win as defensive tackle D’Angelo Bulter-Gatson blocked a Haiden McCradey extra point that would have tied the game, forcing a second overtime. GSU fans had traveled from across Mississippi, northern Louisiana and beyond — and they went wild.

“Those kids fight, they fight they kept fighting,” Fobbs said after the game. “…they thought they were burying us. But they didn’t know we were a seed, we’re coming from the ground. We’re Grambling! That’s just the way we are. We’re Grambling! We going to fight.”



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