JACKSON, Mississippi -- The third of three massive tests that open the 2017 season finds Jackson State at major disadvantages in several phases of the game.Against Grambling Saturday night (6 p.m., ESPN 3), the Tigers face the defending SWAC Champs, led by the reigning SWAC player of the year in quarterback Devante Kincade.
Grambling has beaten the last 10 SWAC opponents it has faced, and 19 out of the last 20. They haven't lost to an FCS opponent in nearly two calendar years. Jackson State wants to change that streak Saturday, even if the game won't count in the conference standings.
Both teams are coming off much-improved performances in Week 2 of the season. JSU bounced back from a 63-0 loss to TCU with a 17-15 loss to No. 24 Tennessee State, while 23rd-ranked Grambling defeated Northwestern State 27-10 after falling 43-14 to Tulane to open the season.
The confidence JSU built by hanging with Tennessee State for four quarters has the Tigers thinking of an upset this week.
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