The Southwestern Athletic Conference has opened an investigation into an allegation that Jackson State players and coaches had access to game-week practice film of Arkansas-Pine Bluff prior to the teams' game on Nov. 2, according to SWAC spokesperson Andrew Roberts.
The allegation came to light Oct. 31, two days before Jackson State's 41-3 win. A UAPB player informed the coaching staff that he was told by a Jackson State player that Tigers defensive players were in their team facility watching practice film of UAPB from that week, sources told ESPN.
After receiving this information, UAPB coach Alonzo Hampton logged into the software program the team uses to upload and review practice footage and saw that it had been accessed by the account of a former walk-on who had been cut in the spring, sources said.