Jones and Schifano Earn SWAC Football Weekly Awards

By: Curtis Ford, Associate AD for Athletic Communications BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University football team had two student-athletes earn Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) weekly honors on Monday afternoon. Linebacker Andrew Jones was named the SWAC Defensive Player of the Week while Johnny Schifano landed Special Teams Player of the Week recognition. Jones, the SWAC's leading tackler, was once again a dominant force for the GSU defense. He tallied a game-high 12 total tackles with 4.5 for loss in the Tigers' 31-21, Homecoming Day win over Arkansas-Pine Bl;uff. The losses dropped ball carriers 23 yards, and they included a...