Down goes No. 1. The SWAC delivered chaos on Wednesday when conference tournament No. 1 seed Southern (20-12, 15-3 in SWAC) lost in the quarterfinals to Grambling (12-21, 7-11 in SWAC), 65-62 in overtime.
Grambling State delivered a dominant performance on Monday afternoon, defeating Biblical Studies of Texas 100-55 at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center.
The win no doubt comes as a relief to a fanbase still reeling from last year's first-round loss to Fairleigh Dickinson, which was only the second time in NCAA Tournament history that a No. 16 seed has toppled a No. 1 seed.
Grambling State overcame a double-digit deficit to down Montana State 88-81 in overtime of the Midwest Region First Four matchup on Wednesday, advancing in its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.
"The investigation found no evidence to suggest that the Browns’ Four-Year Plan or the club’s ownership or football personnel sought to lose or incentivized losses and made no decisions deliberately to weaken the team to secure a more favorable draft position," the NFL said in a statement.
Four days after Grambling State hired Art Briles as the team's new offensive coordinator, and on the same day head coach Hue Jackson defended the hire in a lengthy statement, Briles resigned from the position Monday afternoon.
Grambling State head coach Hue Jackson doubled down on his decision to hire former Baylor coach Art Briles as offensive coordinator, despite the latter's role in mishandling sexual assault allegations during his time at Baylor.
This slideshow looks at every winner of the British Open since 1860 — because true golf fans need to know the champion of the year they were born (especially if they are 150 years old).