Archive for Recruiting

Grambling recruiting: Florida RB Walter Holsey added to 2010 class

by: Nick Deriso March 1, 2010

Grambling has added Gainesville (Fla.) running back Walter Holsey, who rushed for 945 yards and eight touchdowns on 126 carries as a senior, to its 2010 signing class.
The zippy Hosley (5-9, 180; 4.38 in the 40-yard dash) expressed interest in UCF, Iowa State, Auburn, and Stanford. A two-sport track star, Holsey was open during the [...]

Grambling recruiting: 2010 National Signing Day class; updated 7:46 p.m.

by: Nick Deriso February 3, 2010

Here is TheDerisoReport’s updated list of Grambling’s 2010 National Signing Day class, with biographical information:
DE Greg Allen, 6-5, 240; Carver (Birmingham, Ala.) High: Member of The Birmingham Athletic Partnership’s 2009 All-City Football Team; named Honorable mention All-North/East Team by The Birmingham (Ala.) News. Runs 4.73 in the 40. Also played basketball.
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Grambling recruiting: Louisiana WR Thomas Bridgewater; see video

by: Nick Deriso February 2, 2010

Louisiana wide receiver Thomas Bridgewater (6-1, 185; Evangel Christian-Shreveport; 4.55 in the 40; two-star) has committed to Grambling, potentially offering the program a big new target in the passing game.
Bridgewater finished 15th overall in the state with 35 regular-season catches this year for 839 yards and 12 TDs. He capped that stellar senior campaign with [...]

Grambling recruiting: Florida LB set for visit; others interested

by: Nick Deriso January 29, 2010

Orlando, Fla., linebacker Lucktes Estiverne (5-11, 215; Oak Ridge High) is set for an official visit to Grambling this weekend, his first. “I got along with the coaches pretty fast,” said Estiverne, ranked No. 27 in the Orlando Sentinal’s Top 100 Central Florida recruits.
Grambling has made an offer; Estiverne has expressed interest in FBS [...]

Grambling recruiting: Oklahoma OL Nic Nealy commits; see video

by: Nick Deriso January 29, 2010

Oklahoma City offensive lineman Nic Nealy (6-2, 270; Douglass High) is Grambling’s second confirmed commitment, following Charlotte, N.C., quarterback Anthony Carrothers who pledged to play for fourth-year coach Rod Broadway earlier this week.
Academically eligible with a 3.0 GPA, the slightly undersized but talented Nealy was named All-State by the Oklahoman after helping Douglass to another [...]

Grambling recruiting: Quarterback commit might not be the last

by: Nick Deriso January 25, 2010

Grambling recruiting: Group of prospects set for official visit

by: Nick Deriso January 22, 2010

Grambling welcomes a group of recruiting prospects this weekend that includes Durham, N.C., defensive tackle Eric Young and Birmingham, Ala., quarterback Frank Rivers, among others.
They are part of a group that eventually swelled to at least 23 who have expressed interest in Grambling, though five have since committed elsewhere. Rivers threw for 2,411 yards and [...]

Grambling recruiting: Four commit elsewhere; list still includes five from Louisiana

by: Nick Deriso January 12, 2010

Four of the initial 17 recruits to mention interest in Grambling have made their choices elsewhere: Alief, Texas offensive lineman James Polk; Port Sulphur, Louisiana linebacker Seth Ancar; El Cajon, California defensive end Ja’Rodd Watson; and Chatham, Virginia defensive tackle Robert Kearney.
That leaves five Louisiana products still considering Grambling: defensive tackle Simeon Stevenson, running [...]

Grambling recruiting: DT Eric Young; see video

by: Nick Deriso January 4, 2010

Two-star defensive tackle prospect Eric Young, of Hillside High in Durham, N.C., is interested in Grambling, among other programs.
Young (6-2, 342; 5.72 in the 40) is ranked No. 110 in the nation among defensive tackles by ESPN Insider. He participated, earlier this year, in the Rivals.com Five-Star Showdown in Greensboro, N.C., run by former NFL [...]

Grambling recruiting: OLB Fred Griggs; see video

by: Nick Deriso December 29, 2009

Florida outside linebacker Fred Griggs, who is being pursued by Grambling, has been offered by FBS-Sun Belt program Middle Tennessee.
Griggs, (5-10, 182; 4.8 in the 40; James Rickards HS, Tallahassee, FL) is the No. 149-ranked OLB in the nation, and a two-star recruit. He planned to visit Middle this week.