Grambling is still waiting for word on another year of eligibility for quarterback Greg Dillon.
GSU athletics director J. Lin Dawson said the NCAA has asked for additional documents, its third such request since the school petitioned to gain a sixth season for Dillon.
New Southern coach Stump Mitchell passed through enemy territory recently with a stop in Monroe. Part of his “Stumping thru the South” tour, Mitchell is on the meet-and-greet circuit to share his vision for Southern football.
Mitchell’s only other head coaching experience was at Morgan State from 1996-98. His three-year stint there ended with an [...]
Images by TheDerisoReport.com from Grambling’s Week 5 Spring 2010 scrimmage. Click on the photo to move the slideshow along.
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My friend Mary Hobdy, widow of Grambling coaching legend Fred Hobdy and former longtime secretary to GSU’s second president R.W.E. “Prez” Jones, died at approximately 3:18 p.m. today after suffering for years with cancer.
Her last public appearance came during homecoming weekend in 2009, when an endowed professorship was dedicated in Fred Hobdy’s honor.
Changes to the Grambling defense in the absence of fourth-year coordinator Clifford Yoshida have been in degree. I’d say the most notable development under interim Sam Washington is how he demands more slashing penetration from the line.
While Frank Warren has clearly nailed down the starting role, the offense is still making use of fellow senior running back Cornelius Walker — and the two remain close-knit friends.
“Walker is one of my best teammates,” Warren told me. “He gives me tips on what I need to do, if he sees something from the [...]
More images by TheDerisoReport.com from Grambling’s Spring 2010 football practices, including the Tigers’ initial scrimmage. Click on the images to move the slideshow along.
Longtime college and pro assistant Bob Leahy, originally hired to oversee wide receivers at Grambling, has subsequently switched to quarterbacks and then taken over playcalling duties after a series of staff departures. As the Tigers continue spring break, TheDerisoReport got Leahy’s early impressions of the offense, and its unsettled quarterback situation:
Over the past few seasons, [...]
The morning after he passed, a Wednesday, brought a jumble of emotions, as people celebrated Eddie Robinson — even as they mourned the long-time Grambling coach.
“I talked to a lot of teammates today, and we probably laughed more than anything,” said Doug Williams, former GSU quarterback and Robinson’s coaching successor, as tears welled up. [...]
Here are new photographs by TheDerisoReport from Week 2 of Grambling’s ongoing spring football practices. Click on the images to move the gallery along: