Homecoming Woes Grambling takes win from Alcorn in OT

Grambling State University defeated Alcorn on Saturday, October 17 in Lorman, Mississippi during their homecoming festivities.
Grambling head coach, Broderick Fobbs, learned plenty about his top-ranked SWAC Tigers as they invaded Alcorn (4-2, 4-1).
Running back Martez Carter rushed for 132 yards, which marked his third 100-rushing yard game this season. Also, he scored a touchdown in overtime as Grambling withstood the No. 1 ranked black college football team to rally from behind for a 35-34 OT victory.
The hunt for first place is now over.
It was the final play of overtime that secured Grambling (5-2, 5-0) win as defensive tackle D’Angelo Butler-Gatson blocked a Haiden McCradey extra point that would have tied the game all together, forcing a second overtime. Fans who traveled from Monroe to Mississippi, northern Louisiana and beyond that witnessed the “G” going wild.
“Those kids fight, they fight and they kept fighting,” Fobbs said after the game,”… they thought they were burying us. But they didn’t know we were a seed, we’re coming from the ground. We’re Grambling! That’s just the way we are. We’re Grambling! We’re going to fight. This is the G!”
Referring to the late legendary Eddie G. Robinson and his wife Doris Robinson, who died last month, Fobbs went on in an emotional state.
“This is for Coach Rob. This is for Mrs. Doris. We are going to fight. This is for the G!”
Quarterback Jonathan Williams passed for 141 yards, three touchdowns and rushed for 51 yards. Williams finished for 16 for 33 attempts and accosted one interception. One of Williams’ touchdown passes went to wide receiver Chad Williams. Williams finished with two catches, one touchdown and 23 yards.
Grambling’s offense struggled to score touchdowns in the first half. Kicker Marc Orozco drilled two field goals to take an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter. Then, trailing 14-6, Williams connected with Chad Williams for a 32-yard pass that resulted in a touchdown. Carter converted for two points when he ran for a jet sweep, stopped, then lobbed a pass to Chad Williams to score, tying the game.
In a back and forth slugfest, Alcorn led the game 28-14 at halftime. It was the overtime end that amazed the crowd and surprised the nation. Alcorn will suffer a bye-week and Grambling takes on Mississippi Valley State at GSU’s homecoming at 2 p.m. in Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium.
Alcorn was not the only one to endure hardship during their homecoming. Southern fell 47-42 against Prairie View, which makes the Bayou Classic interesting to some. The rivalry that spread from the loss from last season will revive the Tigers into a matchup that could ensue into one of the greatest Bayou Classic of all time.
Grambling remains undefeated in conference and will take the fight inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on Saturday, November 28.
Southern (3-3, 3-1) heads to Texas Southern in Houston in the BBVA Compass Stadium to hold onto to the SWAC rankings and increase the lead to withstand the G.