LORMAN, Mississippi -- Jay Hopson grew up near Alcorn State in Vicksburg, but before taking the Braves' coaching job in 2012, the closest he'd come to participating in the SWAC was in high school.“I got recruited by both Alcorn and Jackson (State), the two local schools.I might not have been good enough back in the day,” he said jokingly.
Hopson has displayed he’s plenty good enough for the SWAC now, and he’ll try to prove it once again when Alcorn State (8-3, 7-2 SWAC) faces Grambling (9-2, 9-0) in the SWAC title game on Saturday (3 p.m., ESPNU) at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The fourth-year coach is on the verge of leading the Braves to back-to-back conference championships, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished in the conference in 13 years.
When Hopson was hired three years ago, the center of discussion was mostly about him being the first white coach in SWAC history.
2015 Toyota SWAC Football Championship Teleconference
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