They’ve got a fistful of MEAC crowns, and are picked to win it all again. But don’t think South Carolina State’s Bulldogs aren’t facing their own obstacles this offseason. It starts with the departure of David Erby, the 2010 MEAC’s defensive player of the year, who’s awaiting a call from the NFL right now. That’s [...]
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Alcorn’s Spears: Place your trays in upright position; ‘Air Canada’ ready to take off
Rising sophomore quarterback Brandon Bridge was the best thing going for Alcorn State when first-year coach Melvin Spears walked in the door this offseason. After all, this was a program that once seemed lost after a sequence of utter turmoil before coach Earnest Collins took over. Then, after briefly leading the Braves to the top [...]
Jenkins’ fast start at Bethune-Cookman points the way for MEAC’s five new faces
It will be a season of change in the MEAC, as nearly half of the 11 programs have new coaches. The conference even welcomes two new member institutions, in Savannah State and North Carolina Central. “I think it adds some excitement to the league, it brings some energy to the league, because everybody is up [...]
Preseason nod underscores the importance of Doug Williams’ return to Grambling
Call it The Doug Williams effect. Just months after his return for a second stint as head coach at his alma mater, Grambling has become the preseason selection to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s Western Division during yesterday’s SWAC Football Media Day. It’s a position Williams was familiar with the first time around, when he [...]
Steady ambition led often-overlooked Everson Walls to Grambling Legends hall
When nobody believed in Everson Walls, and that was often, he always believed in himself. “You’re going to have to have the heart,” he would tell himself. “You’re going to have to come through for yourself.” Finally, after years of steady effort, the former Grambling State defensive back came to understand one of football’s basic [...]
Douglas Porter recognized for role as key contributor at Grambling
Douglas Porter, who had a five-decade long career in coaching and athletic administration, earned induction into the College Football Hall of Fame for his work helming three lower-division programs. A new honor will hit closer to home for the Grambling, Louisiana, resident: He’s entering the Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame as a contributor for [...]
Frank Lewis moves from quiet contributor to Grambling Legend
Frank Lewis was as quiet as he was deadly proficient in the game of football. And, in many ways, the Houma native remains just that unassuming. Until you get him to talking about his college alma mater. “There’s something about Grambling,” he said. “It’s a small school in a secluded area. But if I had [...]
Selfless act by ex-Grambling, Dallas Cowboys star Everson Walls undiminished by outcome
Hope and love, outside of the storybooks, so often share time with searing pain and uncertainty. And so it was with Everson Walls and former NFL teammate and life-long friend Ron Springs. Walls suffered through the uncertainty of Ron’s initial health problems, through trying with all of his might to save him — even going [...]
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