BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – Fifteen months a lawsuit later, Grambling State University got final approval Monday of a contract hiring Doug Williams as head football coach.
“It is the hope,” said GSU President Frank Pogue, that getting the unanimous approval of the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System for the contract will ease the tension and result in Williams dropping his lawsuit. “We have met several times since that. We both agreed to move forward with the interest of Grambling.”
The contract offers $250,000 a year salary and up to $100,000 from the Grambling University Foundation for performance rewards.
In the lawsuit filed in April, Williams named Pogue, Grambling, the UL Board and the state Department of Education as defendants.
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Sunday, June 24, 2012
The State of the Department: North Carolina A&T Aggies
GREENSBORO, North Carolina -- Earl Hilton completed his first full-year as the North Carolina A&T director of athletics. He took time out to consider the State of the Department, and to set out new goals for the future of A&T Athletics, which he hopes will improve the college experience for the 325 student-athletes of the university's 15 NCAA Division I programs.
The goal of the department is to ensure the success of student-athletes on and off the field, Hilton said.
Earl M. Hilton III, J.D., Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, North Carolina A&T State University
He is looking to start new initiatives to highlight and promote the academic success of A&T student-athletes, as well as to streamline the process for tracking their progress toward degrees, which is a crucial part of maintaining their eligibility to compete.
One of the final main projects Hilton has is to help student-athletes develop not only their scholastic and athletic skills, but also develop their world views. He wants to ensure that all student-athletes have the opportunity to travel, by flying on an airplane and by getting a passport. He also wants to establish a department-wide community service project for student-athletes.
COURTESY NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
The goal of the department is to ensure the success of student-athletes on and off the field, Hilton said.
Earl M. Hilton III, J.D., Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, North Carolina A&T State University
He is looking to start new initiatives to highlight and promote the academic success of A&T student-athletes, as well as to streamline the process for tracking their progress toward degrees, which is a crucial part of maintaining their eligibility to compete.
One of the final main projects Hilton has is to help student-athletes develop not only their scholastic and athletic skills, but also develop their world views. He wants to ensure that all student-athletes have the opportunity to travel, by flying on an airplane and by getting a passport. He also wants to establish a department-wide community service project for student-athletes.
COURTESY NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION
Jackson State's Robinson signs with New Orleans Saints
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| DONAVAN ROBINSON Riverside High School Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY |
Robinson, a 6-3, 250-pound linebacker, entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Jackson State, signing with the New York Jets in May, with whom he spent the offseason. Prior to entering the NFL, he started 31 games at Jackson State, finishing his college career with 181 tackles and 30 sacks. As a senior in 2011, he was a Football Championship Subdivision honorable mention All-American and second team all-SWAC selection after recording 58 tackles (34 solo), 23.5 tackles for a loss, 16 sacks, four pass defenses and one fumble recovery. In 2010 the Milwaukee native was named to the all-SWAC second team after leading the conference with 18.5 tackles for a loss and ranking second with eight sacks.
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Bethune-Cookman the perfect fit for Ortega
REDLANDS, California -- Sophia Ortega didn't leave many stones unturned during her high school career.The Citrus Valley third baseman hit .500 in her junior year and batted just underneath the mark as a senior, topped her squad in RBIs in 2012 and 2010, helped lead the Blackhawks to a CIF-Southern Section Division 6 title in her final campaign and made back-to-back appearances in division championship games.
This fall, Ortega will be moving across the country, to the East Coast, as she's set to head to Daytona Beach, Fla., where she will suit up on the diamond in the spring at Bethune-Cookman University.
Ortega will be trying to find time on coach Chris Cochran's Wildcats, who went 30-30 this past season, and fell to national power Texas A&M in the NCAA Regionals.
On paper, it won't be an easy task, as Bethune-Cookman recently put the wraps on its third consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crown.
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Roles for Southern U captains expanded
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- After rigorous weightlifting and a slew of sprints and other conditioning exercises, the Southern football team’s June 15 voluntary summer workout was over. Well, it should have been.Instead of a stroll back to the locker room, a refreshing shower and some grub to recover from their 5:30 a.m. session, the 30 or so players had to drop to the ground, do a push-up and hop back to their feat, over and over.
More up-downs, and this time, it was by choice. Why? “Somebody was late,” offensive lineman Chris Browne said. That kind of self-meted punishment is one example of a team that’s gearing up for 2012 intent on having more leadership and better discipline than in the first two years under coach Stump Mitchell. Mitchell said those two areas are among the main culprits that ...
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Melo, O'Quinn on different paths to NBA
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana -- One operated in the shadows all season long but stole the show when he stepped into the spotlight. The other, seemingly destined for stardom, found himself in the audience when it mattered most.
Few outside of Norfolk, Va., knew of Kyle O'Quinn before the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Sure, he was an accomplished player at Norfolk State, the MEAC Player of the Year. But the thing is, you have go to all the way back to 1991 to find a MEAC Player of the Year that made a dent in the NBA, and Coppin State's Larry Stewart didn't exactly become a household name.
But in one magical game, O'Quinn earned his 15 minutes of fame. He scored 26 points with 14 rebounds as Norfolk State stunned No. 2 seed Missouri 86-84. Suddenly the 6-10 forward was something more than another mid-major guy whose professional future was overseas.
At the same time, Fab Melo was nowhere to be ...
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Few outside of Norfolk, Va., knew of Kyle O'Quinn before the 2012 NCAA Tournament. Sure, he was an accomplished player at Norfolk State, the MEAC Player of the Year. But the thing is, you have go to all the way back to 1991 to find a MEAC Player of the Year that made a dent in the NBA, and Coppin State's Larry Stewart didn't exactly become a household name.
But in one magical game, O'Quinn earned his 15 minutes of fame. He scored 26 points with 14 rebounds as Norfolk State stunned No. 2 seed Missouri 86-84. Suddenly the 6-10 forward was something more than another mid-major guy whose professional future was overseas.
At the same time, Fab Melo was nowhere to be ...
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2012 FVSU Wildcats' Football Preview
FORT VALLEY, Georgia -- In 2010 the Fort Valley State Wildcats finished the season 8-3 ready to build on a season consisting of post season play. The offseason saw a musical chair of quarterbacks losing transfer Eugene Smith and gaining hometown native and Ohio State signee slash Georgia Southern transfer Antonio Henton to run the show. Everything looked great for the Wildcats when Henton's high school teammate and Auburn signee joined the squad until the season started and injuries painted the blue and gold, black and blue.
There's usually not much good you can say about your ball club after a 2-8 season but fourth year head man Don Pittman offered this advice to his squad. "I told the team in the spring that we were the best 2-8 team in the nation. We had some great coaching, great talent. We just had some key injuries and lost some close games, ball didn't bounce our way," says Pittman.
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There's usually not much good you can say about your ball club after a 2-8 season but fourth year head man Don Pittman offered this advice to his squad. "I told the team in the spring that we were the best 2-8 team in the nation. We had some great coaching, great talent. We just had some key injuries and lost some close games, ball didn't bounce our way," says Pittman.
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