What's at the top of GSU's 2016 wish list? A QB

GRAMBLING, Louisiana — For the first time during his tenure at Grambling, coach Broderick Fobbs heads into the offseason without a starting quarterback, or at least one he feels comfortable naming as the guy with spring practice just a few months away.

An embarrassment of riches at the position spoiled Grambling, and Fobbs, the past two years. In Fobbs' first season, Grambling had three starting-caliber quarterbacks, and this past year the Tigers rode the coattails of Johnathan Williams, who led all of FCS with 37 touchdown passes.

So what's the top priority for Grambling heading into the offseason as the Tigers try to attain its goal of a Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship? Yes, a quarterback.

"We're a work in progress. Johnathan is a senior and he's moving on," Fobbs said earlier this month. "There's some work that still needs to get done to solidify a starter at that position.

"We are hitting the recruiting trail to bring other people in to compete for ...

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