The National Football Foundation (NFF) and College Hall of Fame released a list of 1,161 student-athletes, including four from Grambling State, who have already earned their undergraduate degrees and will be playing college football this fall while pursuing second diplomas. Linwood Banks, Devante Davis, Kalif Jackson and Johnkil Skipper were […]
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Nike signs deal with Kaepernick
Colin Kaepernick has a new deal with Nike, even without having a job in the NFL. Kaepernick’s attorney, Mark Geragos, made the announcement on Twitter, calling the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback an “All American Icon” and crediting attorney Ben Meiselas for getting the deal done. Kaepernick also posted a […]
ULL Rolls over G-Men in season opener on the road
ers of Grambling State University could not overcome the juggernaut that was Trey Ragas, sophomore running back for the University of Louisiana-Lafayette. The G-Men fell to the Ragin’ Cajuns 49-17 Saturday in Lafayette. ULL quarterback Andre Nunez threw two touchdowns. GSU’s two quarterbacks, Geremy Hickbottom and Aldon Clark completed 16 […]
Tigers Hungry for dynasty, eager eye for third consecutive SWAC Championship
Grambling State University head football coach Broderick Fobbs GRAMBLING, La. – The defending Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Football Champions, The Grambling State Tigers program looks forward to another successful year. The G-MEN finished the 2017 season 11-2 as well as SWAC champions, before moving […]
Women’s soccer team falls
For the first time in the young season, Grambling State (1-3-0) reversed its fortune of playing from behind as the Lady Tigers notched a goal in the 13th minute. Kaylee Holt assisted on free-kick goal as Kristy Melendez found the back of the net for her first goal of the […]
Volleyball squad loses
DENTON, Texas — The Grambling State University volleyball team concluded play at the North Texas Tournament on Saturday morning with a four-set (3-1) loss to Nicholls State at the University of North Texas Volleyball Center. The Colonials (1-2) captured the thrilling four-set match, 25-17, 25-15, 23-25, 25-23. Chasity Nicks paced […]
G-Men to open at UL on Saturday
The Grambling State University football team will kick off its first game of the season on Saturday night as the Tigers begin the two-game season-opening road swing against University of Louisiana. Kickoff from Cajun Field is set for 6 p.m. Grambling State will broadcast the game on the Grambling State […]
G-Men Carter, Kincade, Scott participate in All-Star games
Grambling State Uni- versity’s three former foot- ball players: quarterback Devante Kincade, running back Martez Carter, and of- fensive lineman Trent Scott were featured in All-Star postseason games this past January, including the 2018 Gridiron Showcase, and the 2018 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. These games are postsea- son games for NFL […]
Lady Tigers drop 80-72 decision to JsU, lose second consecutive sWaC game
GSU Athletics Thursday, January 25, 2018 CONTACT: gsunewspaper@gmail.com points, 10 rebounds and sev- en assists. Anthony Gaston, the SWAC College Madness Player of the Week, tallied 16 points, seven boards, two assists and one steal. Axel Mpoyo registered 13 points and five rebounds, while Shirmane Thomas, the SWAC Player of […]
Teams use summer to build, train
While most students are taking advantage of the semester break to take a much needed summer vacation, two athletic programs on the campus of Grambling State University have decided to use the time to build upon their teams’ strengths and capabilities. File photo Practice is a necessary part of […]