By: Brian Howard
GRAMBLING, La. | The Grambling State University football team will look to get back into the win column on Saturday as GSU faces off against Texas Southern in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game. Kickoff for the 2021 Homecoming game is set for 2 p.m. from Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.
Grambling State (2-4 overall, 1-2 SWAC) is coming off a heartbreaking 24-20 loss to Alcorn State last week. The Tigers fell behind 24-6 midway through the third quarter as the rally come up just short.
Texas Southern (2-3, 1-1) enters off an emotional 35-31 win over Southern last week. The Tigers earned the Arlington Football Classic crown and defeated the Jaguars for the first time since 2010.
Saturday's game will be streamed through Grambling State Tiger All-Access on the gsutigers.com website and on the Grambling state Sports Radio Network. The game can be heard in Ruston (KRUS - Hitz 96.3) and in Monroe (KNNW - 103.1 FM). The Tigers' broadcast crew of Santoria Black, Ossie Clark, Nick Harrison and T. Lay Collins will call all of the action.
"For the second week in a row we came out flat," Grambling State head coach
Broderick Fobbs said. "We didn't start the game we wanted to and played about as bad of a half as you could possibly play; everything that could possibly happen, happened. We've got to find a way to play 11-on-11 football and win those matchups, and that's not what we are doing right now.
"We did make a push in the second half. Our kids don't quit, which is a good sign from our players. We've got a lot of really good kids and they've got the heart that it takes in order to be winners. We've just got to figure out how to do it the right way. We've got a really good Texas Southern football team coming in here and coming off a victory of Southern University. It's homecoming for us, so we will need to stay focus and play our style of football and win in our stadium."
ABOUT THE GAME
- Grambling State and Texas Southern will be meeting for the 68
th time in the series
- The two programs were schedule to play each other in the spring, but COVID played a part in the cancellation
- GSU will be facing Texas Southern in its Homecoming game for the third time since 2017
- Grambling State will be looking for its second consecutive home victory
- Texas Southern will be seeking an opportunity to beat Grambling State in Grambling since 2013 (23-17)
- The game will be streamed on Tiger All-Access (gsutigers.com)
- Grambling State is 1-2 over its last three games, while Texas Southern is 2-1 over the past three games
GRAMBLING STATE NEWS & NOTES
- The Tigers are coming off a 24-20 road loss to Alcorn State
- Grambling State played two quarterbacks last Saturday against the Braves –
Noah Bodden and
Aldon Clark
-
Noah Bodden made the start under center, his second collegiate start
- Kicker
Garrett Urban continues his hot start to the season, going 2-for-2 on field goals (45 and 39 yards) and 2-for-2 on extra points
- Grambling State will get the first of its two open weeks after Saturday's game against Texas Southern
- Grambling State is 93-36-1 since 1983 in games play inside Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium and 15-3 during that span against Texas Southern
TEXAS SOUTHERN NEWS & NOTES
- The Tigers enter off a 35-31 win over Southern to claim the Arlington Football Classic championship
- Texas Southern finished with nearly 600 yards (576), including 338 through the air in the victory over Southern
- TSU quarterback Andrew Body earned the SWAC's Offensive Player of the Week
- Andrew Body is 52 of 80 passing for 715 yards and leads the ground attack with 214 yards on 39 touches, along with a pair of scores
- The Tigers are averaging 398.0 total yards of offense, with 249.0 coming through the air
- Texas Southern is averaging 23.2 points per game
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
- Grambling State leads the all-time series, 46-18-3
- The series dates back to 1950 with GSU earning a 26-6 victory
- Grambling State has dominated the series, having won the past six meetings
- GSU own the longest winning streak in the series – 21 games
BRODERICK FOBBS TRENDS
- Grambling State is 7-0 in Homecoming games
- GSU is 6-0 against Texas Southern, including a 55-20 win in 2019
- Grambling State is 22-3 in games played in October
- GSU is 20-4 in games played at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium
- Grambling State is 49-19 against non-ranked FCS teams
WHAT FANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO WEAR
- The Gameday color for Grambling State fans is … wear BLACK
PURCHASE SEASON/GAME TICKETS
- Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets by visiting gsutigers.com or
clicking here
CLEAR BAG POLICY
- Grambling State Athletics will have a
clear bag policy in effect
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHAT'S NEXT
- Grambling State is off next week
- GSU will return to action on Saturday, Oct. 30 at SWAC newcomer, Florida A&M
- The Rattlers travel to Huntsville, Ala. to take on Alabama A&M and will visit Mississippi Valley State on Oct. 23
- Grambling State and Florida A&M will be meeting for the first time since 2001
- GSU is 10-5 all-time against FAMU, including winning the past two meetings in 2000 and 2001
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