Alcorn State is on the road again tomorrow, set to face Grambling State at 2 p.m. after carrying an overtime win over Texas Southern into the matchup. The Braves enter the game at 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the SWAC, with momentum that is already showing up in the standings and in the weekly honors.
Fredrick Robertson is part of that lift. He was named the SWAC Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season after piling up 105 rushing yards and 70 receiving yards against Texas Southern, production that gave Alcorn another answer in a close game and helped keep the Braves unbeaten against SWAC opponents. The game also gives Alcorn another chance to extend a three-game winning streak against GSU, a stretch that has mattered even before kickoff because Cedric Thomas had never faced the Bears as a head coach.
This is a conference game with immediate stakes for both teams, but it matters most for Alcorn because the Braves have already banked two SWAC wins and now have to prove the road has not slowed them down. The matchup is also easy to follow: it will air live on the Braves Radio Network on WPRL 91.7 FM with Charles Edmond and Cedric Tillman, and it will stream on SWAC TV.
Thomas is in his third year leading Alcorn Football and has a 14-15 record with the Purple and Gold, so every conference game still reads as a check on progress as much as a chance to add a win. What makes this one sharper is that the Braves have already done the hard part of building a cushion, but they now have to carry it into Grambling, La., where another road result would deepen a start that already includes a perfect mark against SWAC competition.
