Attorney for Lee Fobbs: We will vigorously defend nepotism charges

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- The attorney representing Grambling running backs coach Lee Fobbs, who along with his son, head coach Broderick Fobbs, was recently charged with nepotism by the Louisiana Board of Ethics, is confident they'll be cleared of any wrongdoing.

State Sen. Rick Gallot, the Ruston-based attorney who is handling Lee Fobbs' case, told The News-Star on Monday that Fobbs, nor his son, didn't "violate any provision of the code of governmental ethics."

"We will vigorously defend these charges and we feel like, at the end of the day, we'll be successful," Gallot said.

"We feel very comfortable and confident that at the end of the day we'll be cleared of these charges. It's just a heck of a distraction and inconvenience especially with the program doing so well after everything that went on before coach Fobbs got here. He's doing such a tremendous job. To have this distraction is very unfortunate."

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