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 [...]
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Grambling recruiting: Four commit elsewhere; list still includes five from Louisiana
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
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 [...]
Grambling recruiting: OLB Fred Griggs; see video
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.
Grambling recruiting: Making offers to improve on defense
Grambling has reportedly made early offers to an inside linebacker and a defensive end in an effort to rebuild its faltering defense. Three-star Rivals recruit Seth Ancar, a 6-0, 198-pound South Plaquemines insider linebacker, has also apparently been offered by Louisiana Tech, McNeese State, Northern Illinois and Tulane. Ancar is a mid-season Top 50 prospect [...]
Grambling signee gone?: Pa. athlete heads to prep school
Grambling may have lost one of its top recruits from last spring. Deonte Flemings, a standout defensive back/quarterback at Erie, Penn.’s Strong Vincent High, has enrolled in prep school. He now says a stint at North Carolina Tech in Charlotte will help raise his point average — and, perhaps, his stock as a recruit with [...]
Shreveport RB signs with Grambling, to run track
The Grambling football team might be getting some zip from sprinter Greg Washington soon. In the meantime, he’s signed a track scholarship with GSU. Washington, starting running back at north Louisiana’s Captain Shreve over the past two seasons, said he will focus on the 100- and 200-meter events when he starts at Grambling. “I like [...]
TDR mailbag: Grambling basketball signings; see video
Though TheDerisoReport typically focuses on Grambling football, a number of friendly readers have sent in notes inquiring about men’s basketball recruiting. In today’s mailbag, we’ll talk about a trio of signings for second-year coach Rick Duckett: Demarcus Blunt, 6-5 guard, Albany Technical College, Albany, Ga.; Rydell Harris, 6-4 guard, Richwood (La.) High; and Jacobee Lee, 6-5 [...]
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