The Grambling State University Tigers football team faced an uphill challenge to return to .500 as they faced the Florida A&M University Rattlers on Saturday at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium. Grambling came into the game with a 1-5 overall record to Florida A&M’s 4-2 record. In previous games, the Rattlers committed fewer penalties than […]
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New Head Coach Hue Jackson: G-Men on right track
Sophomore GSU quarterback Noah Bodden looks downfield field as he prepares to fire the lone offensive touchdown in the annual Spring Black and Gold Game at Eddie G. Robinson. The pass was a 53-yard scoring strike to senior receiver Lynden Rash. (Photo by T. Scott Boatright) New Grambling State University football coach Hue Jackson believes […]
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Tigers gear up for Spring Football Game
The Grambling State football team will wrap up their first practices under new head coach Hue Jackson as the Tigers hold their annual Spring Football Game on Saturday. (The Gramblinite photo by REGGIE JACKSON) For four quarters on Saturday, friends will become foes, teammates will be opponents, and it will be Tiger against Tiger as […]
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Coach Roberts leaves GSU’s soccer team, takes over Salukis
After a year leading the Grambling State University women’s soccer program, head coach Craig Roberts announced last week that he is leaving his position. Roberts, who took over the reins in the soccer program at GSU in March 2021 is taking over the same position with Southern Illinois University women’s soccer program. Grambling State Vice […]
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GSU’s hoops seasons end with SWAC tourney losses
GSU men's basketball coach Donte' Jackson (photo courtesy of GSU Athletics Communications) It was a tough day for Grambling State on March 11 as both the men's and women’s teams were eliminated from the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama. Both teams were coming off comfortable victories in the first round, with the men’s […]
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Diamond Tigers overpowered at Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — The Grambling State baseball lost 0-2 to the Arkansas Razorbacks in a two-game series played at the Baum-Walker Field on March 15 and 16. Game One (Arkansas 14, GSU 1) The Tigers got off to a positive start when Shemar Page laced a two-out RBI single, scoring Cameron Bufford to take the […]
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John Simon replaces Art Briles as offensive coordinator
Another week, another offensive coordinator at Grambling State Football. Grambling State head coach for football Hue Jackson has promoted John Simon to the position of offensive coordinator. Jackson made the revelation on March 4, after the team’s commencement of spring training.. Simon, a former University of Memphis assistant coach and Louisiana Tech graduate, is assuming […]
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Football offensive coordinator Art Briles resigns
In the latest twist of events for the Grambling State University football program, newly appointed offensive coordinator Art Briles resigned from his position four days after his appointment. Briles in a statement released on Feb. 28 expressed his gratitude to Grambling State University for the opportunity to join its staff. Briles cited “being a distraction” […]
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GSU men, women drop pair of games on Texas road trip
Men’s Basketball HOUSTON— The Grambling Tigers fell short of victory at Texas Southern on Feb. 12 and Prairie View A&M on Feb. 14. Texas Southern 68, G-Men 65 The Tigers almost pulled this one out of the fire. GSU trailed for the majority of the game before the Tigers began to claw their way back […]
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Lady Tigers maul Alcorn Braves
LORMAN, Mississippi — The Grambling State University women’s basketball team got back to winning ways as they overcame a sluggish start to convincingly beat Alcorn State women’s basketball with a resounding 65-41 win in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game on Jan. 31 at the Davey L. Whitney complex. Trasity Totten led the Lady Tigers with […]