Grambling hosts Alcorn State in SWAC showdown

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- A contest between the two best college football teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) as it pits East versus the West will take place on Saturday as Grambling State gears up to face Alcorn State. Kickoff from Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium is set for 2 p.m. and it is the Breast Cancer Awareness game so fans are encouraged to wear pink.

The game can be viewed via live stream on the SWAC Digital Network (Stan Lewter and Santoria Black) and Grambling State will broadcast on the Grambling State Sports Radio Network, which can be can be heard in Ruston (KPCH 99.3 FM) and in Monroe (KJMG 97.3FM). The Tigers' broadcast crew of Ossie Clark and Nick Harrison will call all of the action.

Although coming off a bye week, Grambling State (5-1 overall, 2-0 SWAC) enters Saturday’s game with a five-game winning streak, including a 34-21 win over Prairie View A&M in the 94th Annual Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic. Alcorn State (5-2, 3-0) comes into the contest off two straight SWAC victories and is riding a four-game winning streak.

“Both teams are playing great football at this time, so you can’t ask for a better time to play against each other, a better chance and a better opportunity,” Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs said.

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