Fobbs reaches contract extension agreement with Grambling, gets raise

GRAMBLING, Louisiana – Grambling State and head football coach Broderick Fobbs have reached a contract extension agreement for a new four-year, $1.28 million deal.

His current contract running out at the end of the 2018 season, the four-year agreement keeps Fobbs the coach at his alma mater until Dec. 31, 2022 at an annual base salary rate of $198,000 and includes numerous annual auxiliary incentives that could accrue an extra $87,500.

Approval of the agreement is pending from the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and will more than likely will be approved at their next meeting on Thursday, June 21.

The new contract raises Fobbs’ annual salary a total of $124,000 from the two-year extension he signed back in October 2016. The $124,000 includes the Grambling State Foundation's $121,000, the first time the Foundation has contributed to the salary package, as well as two percent raise that all GSU faculty received from the UL system.

CONTINUE READING