Category: SWAC

Moss and Jackson lead Grambling over Alabama A&M

Brandon King

GRAMBLING, La. | Prince Moss and Devante Jackson each posted 14 points as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team secured the fourth seed for next week’s Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Basketball Tournament with a 66-58 victory over Alabama A&M on Saturday at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (16-15 overall, 10-8 SWAC) finished tied for third in the conference standings with Jackson State. JSU swept the season series to claim the third spot as GSU earned the fourth position. The Tigers will play host to Arkansas-Pine Bluff in…

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Grambling smacks up Alabama State 93-66

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | On a night when the Grambling State University men’s basketball team entered the evening needing to defeat by Alabama State by 22 points to hold the tiebreaker over the Hornets, the Tigers got that margin and more, shooting a blistering 67.3 percent from the floor, in a 93-66 victory in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Thursday night at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center. Grambling State (15-15 overall, 9-8 SWAC) now controls its own destiny to hosting a SWAC Tournament game. The Tigers currently…

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Urban Meyer named keynote speaker at inaugural Grambling event

Brandon King

From Grambling Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University Department of Athletics, in conjunction with the Eddie G. Robinson Museum, announced a very special event in the continuing celebration of what would have been legendary Grambling State University head football coach Eddie Robinson’s 100th birthday this year. The event is part of a new program called, “Legacy Keepers: Preserving the Eddie Robinson Playbook,” and former head football coach of the Ohio State University, Urban Meyer, will be the keynote speaker at the inaugural event. The event will take place on Thursday,…

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Grambling will hold its Pro Day on March 19

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team will hold its Pro Day on Tuesday, March 19, Tigers head coach Broderick Fobbs announced on Tuesday. Individual workouts are slated to get underway at 9 a.m. at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Fans are invited to come watch field workouts. Individual workouts in the weight room are closed to the public. Grambling State has had several players sent to the NFL, including Chad Williams, who was selected by the Arizona Cardinals during the 2017 NFL Draft, while Chester Rogers earned a spot with…

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Grambling football open Spring Practice Thursday

Brandon King

From Grambling State University Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | It has been nearly three months since the last time the Grambling State University football team was on the field, but the Tigers will begin preparation for the 2019 season with the first of 15 spring practices on Thursday at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.  Grambling State will practice eight times in March, starting with the first one on Thursday. The Tigers will wrap up the spring schedule with seven practices in April. Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs announced the team…

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SWAC re-emerging as destination for top student-athletes

Brandon King

From swac.org : BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- With storied traditions, rich legacies, and some of the biggest names to ever play the game it’s safe to say that the football history of Southwestern Athletic Conference is truly remarkable and unmatched at the FCS level. Eddie Robinson, Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Doug Williams, Deacon Jones, Robert Brazille, Steve McNair, Aeneas Williams, and Michael Strahan are just a few of the legendary names of the game that also just so happened to attend SWAC member institutions. For decades the SWAC has produced some of…

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Grambling hires Mark Orlando as Offensive Coordinator

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University head football coach Broderick Fobbs announced on Friday that Mark Orlando will join the coaching staff as the new offensive coordinator/running backs coach, taking over for Lee Fobbs, who recently retired. “We are extremely excited to have Mark on our coaching staff,” Fobbs said. “He is a veteran coach, who brings a lot of experience to our program. His track record of success guiding offenses speaks for itself from his time at Bethune-Cookman to his last three years at Alabama…

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SWAC Indoor Track and Field Recap- January 18-20

Brandon King

Hornets shine at Samford Invitational, Samford Open BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  – Alabama State continued its impressive start the 2018-19 Indoor Season with a strong showing at the Samford Invitational Friday at the Birmingham Crossplex. The men had seven top five finishes while the women tallied six on day one. Alabama State closed out the Samford tournament at the Crossplex with another flurry of top five finishes. Samford Invitational Results | Samford Open Results | Day 1 Recap | Day 2 Recap Multiple Panthers set personal-best marks at Red Raider Invite LUBBOCK, Texas  – During the Red Raider Invite hosted…

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Big Runs power Alabama State past Grambling 74-53

Brandon King

Courtesy of Grambling Sports Information: MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Two big runs – one late in the first half and one at the beginning of the second half – proved to be the difference as the Grambling State University men’s basketball team opened Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Saturday with a 74-53 loss to Alabama State at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Grambling State (6-8 overall, 0-1 SWAC) gave up a 14-5 run late in the first half and surrendered a 16-3 run to begin the second half in dropping the SWAC opener.…

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SWAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week – January 1

Brandon King

from SWAC.org: BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern University guard Jalyn Patterson has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week. The league made the announcement Tuesday morning. Patterson, a 6-1 graduate transfer from Atlanta, Ga., scored a team-best 20 points along with five rebounds and five assists to lead Texas Southern to an 88-73 victory over Texas A&M on Dec. 29. Patterson, who shot 8-of-14 from the field and connected on 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, was particularly effective in helping to close out the Aggies as…

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