Week 5 HBCU Football Recap: Grambling Wins a 63-59 Homecoming Thriller, Jackson State Rallies in Mobile and The Citadel Stuns SC State | AJ Niles

Week 5 was either heartbreak or comeback Saturday: Grambling State scored 21 unanswered points to beat Alcorn State 63-59 for Homecoming; Jackson State rallied from 11 down against Alabama A&M to win the Gulf Coast Classic; Mississippi Valley State erased a 24-point deficit to upset Prairie View A&M; North Carolina A&T gave up a 9-point lead in the final 2:18 in their heartbreaking loss to Bryant; and The Citadel stunned SC State in Orangeburg. The full #HBCUFootball Week 5 Breakdown: https://t.co/SK1qw3nPBx

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