<\/a>Jeremy Anderson
\n<\/strong>Associate Editor\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

The Tigers of Jackson State University will host the Tigers of Grambling State University this Saturday on Oct.3 in Jackson.<\/p>\n

This will be the second year of GSU\u2019s mandate to visit Jackson three consecutive years following the Homecoming fiasco of 2013.<\/p>\n

For those who don\u2019t remember, GSU was scheduled to be JSU\u2019s opponent for the 2013 Homecoming game, but due to a boycotting from the football players, the game never happened.<\/p>\n

Complaints about mold on the shoulder pads, a decrepit weight room, and extremely long bus rides led to the Grambling players refusing to travel to Jackson.<\/p>\n

Grambling was fined an undisclosed amount and was forced to travel to Jackson for three consecutive years as a result of the forfeit.<\/p>\n

Last year, GSU gained its first win of the season in Veterans Memorial Stadium against Jackson State. The GSU victory sparked a win streak of seven games, including a conference game against the eventual champions of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, Alcorn State University.<\/p>\n

GSU was one game away from an appearance in the SWAC Championship last year and was picked in the preseason polls to find a spot in Houston this year.<\/p>\n

So far this year, Grambling looks poised for another strong season.<\/p>\n

Similar to many teams in the SWAC, GSU opened up their season with a loss to a Football Bowl Division opponent, the California-Berkley Golden Bears.<\/p>\n

GSU then lost 56-53 to the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, a formidable opponent from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n

GSU then opened conference play with a 34-10 win against Alabama State and 70-54 win against Prairie View A&M in the State Fair Classic in Dallas. Against Prairie View, GSU quarterback Jonathan Williams passed for 429 yards and seven touchdowns<\/p>\n

Jackson State picked up its first win last week against Texas Southern.<\/p>\n

In a closely contested matchup, JSU won its fifth consecutive game against TSU by a score of\u00a0 34-30.<\/p>\n

Quarterback La Montiez Ivy passed for 370 yards and three touchdowns to lift JSU to the win.<\/p>\n

Of Ivy\u2019s three touchdowns, receivers Devin Fosselman and Dan Williams each caught one of them while hauling in over 100 receiving yards for the night.<\/p>\n

Ivy and his receivers will need to have another big game on Saturday against one of the SWAC\u2019s best offenses in Grambling.<\/p>\n

Although Grambling does score a lot, they are also giving up an average of over 48 points a game.<\/p>\n

Look for a high-scoring game with heavy passing attacks this Saturday at 6 p.m. in Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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