Rod Broadway needed no time at all to restore Grambling State to the lofty level the Tigers' followers expect the team to reach - well, outside of Grambling's last three games. An 0-3 finish, including a loss to Jackson State's Tigers in the Southwes… more »

In his first year at the helm of the venerable program at Grambling State, Rod Broadway guided a young Tigers team to an 8-4 record, a Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division title and an appearance in the SWAC championship game. Heading in… more »

NATCHITOCHES -- Riding along on a couple of those legendary old Southwestern Athletic Conference football tours, Aeneas Williams saw a different side of Grambling coach Eddie Robinson. For years, coaches and players from the SWAC traveled together by… more »

The first day heralded quarterback Malcolm Long stepped on South Carolina State’s campus wasn’t pretty. The South Carolina Mr. Football recipient came to school after his senior year at Gaffney High School out of shape and, at around 270 pounds, way… more »

The last time that Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium was filled to its official capacity of 60,492, your trusty scribe had a reasonably full head of hair. Consider the photo of the bald guy below Exhibit A in today's column. For anyone looking se… more »

GRAMBLING — Until this week, Douglas Porter was most often referred to as a former assistant under Grambling State’s mythical Eddie Robinson. Porter stood, without complaint, inside the dark outline of that coaching legend’s shadow — despite having a… more »

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hampton, Georgia Southern and Idaho. What is this ? Ohio State’s 2007 nonconference football schedule ? Delaware, Maine and Montana. Must be the top of the NCAA Division I hockey poll, right ? OK, you’ve probably figured it ou… more »

The late former player and assistant at Grambling State University will be missed. When former Richwood coach Eugene Hughes died Monday, the local sports scene lost an influential figure. From those who played with him as a youngster to those who… more »

This USA Today columnist talks about how Historically Black Colleges & Universities - still - produce great NFL talent. Historically black colleges and universities have produced two of the greatest players in NFL history — Jackson State running… more »

GRAMBLING — Rod Broadway’s proposed new contract at Grambling State includes another year and a $14,000 increase in base pay for 2008, among other incentives. The deal, up for approval by GSU’s oversight board during meetings held today in Lake Charl… more »

The Tigers' schedule includes four games at Robinson Stadium. The addition of Langston, a Oklahoma Division II program, means Grambling State will have four home games for the first time in three years. The school has announced a 2008 football sch… more »

GRAMBLING — Grambling will announce a 2008 football schedule, perhaps as early as today, that includes a new home-and-home deal with Northwestern State. That leaves at least one more non-conference date still to fill. GSU will open next season at Nev… more »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a record-setting superstar quarterback at Grambling State, Doug Williams enjoyed all the glory and fame that goes with being a shark swimming in a kiddie pool. As a head coach at his alma mater, Williams lived in the underbell… more »

Sure it's "Super Tuesday" and it's "Fat Tuesday". But only one day before high schools ceremonies where their players sign national letter of intent on National Signing Day, many followers of college football had their own "Super Fat Tuesday" compiling… more »

The story of this recruiting season at Grambling State, so far, has been a string of commitments by offensive linemen. That's not to say that GSU isn't looking for defenders. Tackle/linebacker Devin Herd, from Louisiana Class 5A program Pineville Hig… more »