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A sparse crowd watches Jackson State scrimmage on Saturday instead of the scheduled homecoming football game against Grambling.(AP)

Grambling State made headlines when players boycotted a late-season matchup on the road against Jackson State, forcing the school to cancel its homecoming game last fall.

Now, Jackson State is making headlines of its own, after several reports, outlining the schools efforts to take legal action against GSU and possible the Southwestern Athletic Conference to recover the estimated $600,000 lost due to calling off the game.

Open records request done by the Clarion-Ledger revealed JSU has been attempting to get the Mississippi Attorney general to pursue the matter for five months.

JSU council contacted the state's deputy attorney general back in November. Attorney general Jim Hood has now decided to look into JSU's inquiry.

A representative from JSU said missing the game forced the school's athletic budget out of balance for the first time in years.

For more on this, including information concerning Grambling's scheduled payouts to Jackson State, and the future of the series between the teams,