Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Fobbs wants to win SWAC in second year at Grambling

COACH BRODERICK FOBBS

Grambling will open the season Sept. 5 at California.

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling came inches away from clinching a berth in last year’s Southwestern Athletic Conference title game, a feat that would have crossed off a major accomplishment for first-year coach Broderick Fobbs.

Actually, it was the only accomplishment worth striving for.

Southern stuffed quarterback Jonathan Williams at the goal line in the final seconds of the Bayou Classic as the Jaguars, not the Tigers, earned a spot in the SWAC title game where they eventually lost to Alcorn State.

“We went into last year seeking to win a championship. Whether you get close or not doesn’t matter. This is not horseshoes,” Fobbs told The News-Star on Monday.

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