Grambling, Alcorn preparing for 'Judgment Day'

HOUSTON. Texas — Billboards in Houston are plastered with the slogan "Judgment Day" as a marketing ploy for this weekend's Southwestern Athletic Conference championship game.

A more simplistic term for the game is "the rematch" between Grambling and Alcorn State, the two top teams in the SWAC throughout the regular season. The Tigers and Braves met in October when a blocked extra point in overtime allowed Grambling to escape with a 35-34 win.

Some view Alcorn State as the underdog since Grambling ran the table in the SWAC during the regular season while others view Grambling as the underdog since Alcorn State won the title in 2014.

Or it's just a game between two of the best teams in the SWAC with the winner advancing to next weekend's celebration bowl in Atlanta against North Carolina A&T.

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