SWAC Media Day 2015: Scott Rabalais’ Four Downs

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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Alabama A&M coach James Spady sarcastically thanked his athletic director for scheduling an early-season game with Cincinnati. But the Bulldogs aren’t the only school playing up this season. Southern has games at Louisiana Tech and Georgia, Alcorn State travels to Georgia Tech and Grambling goes all the way out west for a game at California, a reprise of its globetrotting ways under Eddie Robinson.

2. FROM WORST TO PREDICTED FIRST

Two years ago, Grambling’s football program was in utter disarray, from the firing of then-coach Doug Williams to players boycotting the interim coach and their dilapidated facilities. Two years later, Grambling was the choice Friday to finish first in the SWAC West by a narrow vote over two-time division champion Southern. Even for a program with as rich a history as Grambling, it’s a remarkable story.

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