Category: Grambling State Tigers
Justin Higgins ready to continue quarterbacking dominance at Grambling
Any football fan that saw Justin Higgins in a Rayville uniform over the past three years knows he is a playmaker.
Whether Higgins was throwing the ball downfield to the Hornets’ prized receivers or taking the ball and barreling through the line, th… more »
A SHARED EXPERIENCE: Grambling's duo of Dougs — Porter and Williams — boasts Hall of Fame friendship
A familiar face could be found among the crowd.
Doug Porter was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, with former player and protégé Doug Williams in attendance.
The roles had been reversed in 2001, when Williams was named t… more »
Fighting an Uphill Battle...Why Division I-AA and II Get The Cold Shoulder
A Grand Valley State (D-II) fan 'tells it like it is' about non-FBS schools.
What happened along the way?
Back in the "Good ole' days," we saw small schools being held in, actually, high regard when it came to college football. Grambling was respe… more »
NEWS-STAR THROWBACKS: 'Grambling80' list honored best football players over program's first eight decades
GRAMBLING — Grambling resident Ray Higgins' grandfather, Milton "Twenty" Douglas, was on the local college's first football team, organized 80 years ago.
Originally known as the Colored Industrial and Agricultural School, Grambling fielded this initi… more »
Tigers Dominate Jaguars in Classic Win
NEW ORLEANS --- Frank Warren rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns as Grambling defeated Southern 38-17 in Bayou Classic XXXVII before a crowd of 43,494 in the Louisiana Superdome.
The Jaguars scored first taking advantage of a muffed punt retur… more »
Southern defense ready for Grambling challenge
Southern defensive tackle Jordan Miller peered across the ground floor of the Superdome late Monday morning, sneaking a peek at the main attraction for this year’s Bayou Classic.
There he was, neatly attired in a black sweater, with a mustard-gold “G… more »
SWAC Football Championship Game Scenarios
After Saturday's results, here are the scenarios for each team still alive to reach the 2010 Farmers SWAC Football Championship Game on December 11 in Birmingham, Ala.
WEST DIVISION
The winner of this Thursday's head-to-head matchup between Grambli… more »
GSU's Warren fun to watch, a pain to play
In preparing for a key Southwestern Athletic Conference showdown against Grambling this week, Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones has spent more than a few minutes watching video of Frank Warren.
Upon closer inspection, he’d rather not watch it.
J… more »
Coach Rob Was Many Things To Many People
Coach Eddie Robinson is thought by many, including me, to be the best college football coach to ever coach the game. He Was the Martin Luther King of Football by Denny Dressman sheds light on the life and times of Robinson, coach of the Grambling State… more »
Familiar Foes; New Looks
Forget about team tendencies and favorite plays. Over the past few years, Grambling’s Rod Broadway and Jackson State’s Rick Comegy have spent so much time together, they probably know each other’s favorite musicians, restaurants and TV shows.
This we… more »
First HBCU Network Set for 2011 Launch
*An Atlanta-based company is set to partner with ESPN to launch a new sports, education, entertainment and lifestyle channel dedicated to the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the US.
The HBCU Network is currently negoti… more »
2010 Boxtorow.com/BASN preseason HBCU All-American Team
Six members of the defending SWAC champions from Prairie View A&M, including their all-conference backfield of quarterback K.J. Black and running back Donald Babers, are part of the 2010 BoxToRow.com/BASN HBCU Preseason All-American team.
The pre… more »
Hampton Reigns as Top-Ranked HBCU Division I Program
NEW YORK – The Hampton University athletics program was tabbed as the top-ranked NCAA Division I Historically Black College & University (HBCU) program on Monday, based on the final standings of the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup.
The D… more »
Letter from President of Black College Sports Network to HBCU Conferences
Open Letter to the HBCU Conferences - Please Post & Pass Along
The following letter was sent to each of the HBCU Conference Commissioners on Thursday 24 June 2010 . As an Alum & Fan I was concerned about the direction in which HBCU sports wer… more »
White's Career Celebrated By GSU Legends
As unassuming off the field as he was dramatic on it, Sammy White is finally finding recognition for a too-often overlooked football career.
A three-time SWAC champion, twice both All-SWAC first team and NCAA Division II All-America, a three- time NF… more »