NEW ORLEANS -- Grambling established itself as the best team in the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season as it won its first eight games.
But even with a West Division championship in hand, the Tigers had much more to accomplish against Southern in the Bayou Classic on Saturday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
Despite a slow start, they did just that. Grambling put the final touches on a perfect SWAC regular season, overcoming a 17-point second-quarter deficit to beat the Jaguars 34-23.
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The Tigers, 9-2 overall and ranked No. 1 among historically black colleges and universities, ended a three-game losing streak against Southern. They will face defending conference champion Alcorn State in the SWAC championship game next Saturday in Houston.
“This has always been a championship game for me,” said Grambling second-year coach Broderick Fobbs, who participated in four Classics as a player. “I never looked at it as an opportunity to rest my guys so we can be ready for next week. That’s crazy.”
The Jaguars, who won the West the previous two years, finished 6-5 and 6-3 after losing for the first time in 12 November games.
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