Grambling State Announces Partnership with adidas

GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- Grambling State University Athletics and adidas today announced a multi-year partnership in which the Portland, Ore., based company will be the official athletic footwear, apparel and accessory brand of the Tigers through the 2022-2023 season.

"We are extremely thrilled to be embarking on an exciting new partnership with adidas," Grambling State Director of Athletics Paul A. Bryant said. "Our comprehensive agreement will provide the highest quality look and feel for the highest levels of athletic competition. We are excited to make adidas products available to our student-athletes and have their iconic brand across our department."

"Our mission is to help athletes perform better and we seek to inspire through our products, our style and in communities. We're looking forward to partnering with Grambling State Athletics to help them execute their mission to build on their national reputation of winning championships, graduating students and devolving leaders," said Jim Murphy, director of NCAA Sports Marketing at adidas North America. "We're excited to be a part of Grambling State's commitment to providing student-athletes the opportunity to successfully compete at the highest level of NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics and we'll bring our newest and most innovative high-performance products to the Tigers over the next five years."

adidas is a global designer, developer and marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories with the mission to make all athletes better. adidas is the official uniform, footwear and apparel provider for more than 100 collegiate programs including Arizona State, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Kansas, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, Nebraska, North Carolina State, Rutgers and Texas A&M. adidas has marketing agreements with the National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Soccer (MLS).

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