SWAC Announces Suspensions, Fines Following Grambling State-UAPB Postgame Fight
SWAC said 23 players were suspended and both schools were fined $25,000 after a postgame altercation.
- On Monday, the Southwestern Athletic Conference suspended 23 football players and fined Grambling State University and the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff $25,000 each following a postgame altercation on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at Eddie G. Robinson Stadium.
- This incident marks the second consecutive November that a fight has marred a game at the stadium; a 2025 brawl between Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman resulted in 27 player suspensions and a $65,000 combined fine.
- SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland reported that investigations found both programs violated the league's code of ethics through unsportsmanlike conduct, with 14 Grambling State players and 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff athletes disciplined.
- Grambling State Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Trayvean D. Scott condemned the behavior, while coach Mickey Joseph said, "I have to do a better job of getting my kids to channel their emotions."
- Arkansas-Pine Bluff hosts Prairie View A&M on Saturday in a game critical to the Golden Lions' pursuit of a SWAC West Division championship, making the suspensions untimely for the team's title aspirations.
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Football players suspended and schools fined after Grambling, Arkansas-Pine Bluff altercation
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Following a postgame altercation between the Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Grambling State football teams on Saturday, the Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that numerous players will be suspended from the teams.After conducting a thorough investigation and coordinated review with both institutions, it was determined that both schools violated the league’s code of ethics and conduct by committing acts of unsportsmanlike…
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