BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- No matter where he goes, Eric Dooley can’t bring himself to leave the Southwestern Athletic Conference.The first-year head coach at Prairie View knows the league better than just about anyone currently in its ranks after spending two decades as an assistant coach at three schools, including 13 at Southern and three at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Dooley spent the past four years conducting the explosive Grambling offense, which ranked first or second in the SWAC in scoring each of the past three seasons, bringing the Tigers to three consecutive SWAC championship games.
“I’ve had the opportunity to see the conference and, actually, I’ve only ever been in the West my whole career in the Southwestern Athletic Conference,” Dooley said. “But I’m happy. I’m excited about it. The conference is good and continuing to grow.”
Dooley said it’s never uncomfortable coaching against his former schools because whatever team he works for at the moment is the one where all his loyalties lie.
His former boss, Grambling coach Broderick Fobbs, wishes Dooley well.
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