Grossmont College has a rich football history.

In 23 seasons under the late Dave Jordan, the Griffins went 135-89-9 and won a pair of state championships. In 2005, Grossmont was named the national champion and Jordan the National Junior College Coach of the Year.

But recently … not so much.

Grossmont College was 1-19 over the 2023-2024 seasons and had not had a winning season since 2021. It had been almost a decade since the Griffins played in a postseason game.

That has drastically changed for the better this season. Grossmont College finished the regular season 6-4 and is headed to the Beach Bowl Saturday at West Los Angeles College (7-3).

“I came to Grossmont knowing the program was struggling,” said sophomore running back Darick Dubose Jr. “All of us pretty much did. But there was

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