With starting quarterback Anu Solomon sidelined due to a knee injury, Brandon Dawkins had an opportunity to show why he should be given a chance at full-time starter.
Dawkins did get the win, but he cannot say he won the starting spot over Solomon. In his first career start, he went 15-for-29 for 223 yards and one touchdown while rushing for 97 yards and two scores.
The offense started the game in catch-up mode as Grambling State’s offense took the game-opening drive down the field for a touchdown. Dawkins’s first pass attempt was almost a Grambling State pick-six, but the defender could not corral the rocket-ball.