Southern notebook: Grambling looking like West front-runner after beating Jackson State

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Southern running back Kendric Rhymes (6) is swarmed by the Grambling defense during the first half of the 49th Bayou Classic Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Southern won 34-17. (Photo by Scott Threlkeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate) STAFF PHOTO BY SCOTT THRELKELD

Southern fans enjoyed to the fullest their thrilling overtime victory against Prairie View on Saturday night, but another Southwestern Athletic Conference game the same night likely also caught their attention.

One week after Jackson State manhandled Southern 33-15, the Jaguars’ Bayou Classic rival Grambling thumped the Tigers handily 41-20 at Eddie Robinson Jr. Stadium.

The Tigers improved to 3-1 with their third consecutive victory under first-year coach Mickey Joseph and are suddenly looking like the favorite in the SWAC West Division based on early comparative scores…

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