Broadway spurns A&T; will remain Grambling's football coach : News-Record.com : Greensboro & the Triad's most trusted source for local news and analysis

Rod Broadway will not be N.C. A&T's next head football coach.

In a conference call Friday morning, Broadway told the Grambling State University President's Executive Committee he will stay with the Tigers.

At noon, Broadway attended a kickoff news conference in Monroe, La., to announce a new two-year series between Grambling and Louisiana-Monroe.

"The president of the university called his executive committee together because there were a lot of rumors going around that coach Broadway was leaving to go back to North Carolina," Grambling spokeswoman Debra Johnson said. "In that meeting, the AD and the coach himself were on a conference call to the committee. That was when coach Broadway made the statement he was not leaving Grambling."

Broadway, 55, is 35-12 in four seasons at Grambling. He was N.C. Central's coach for four years and won two CIAA championships before taking the Grambling job.

On Thursday, Grambling athletics director Lin Dawson told the Shreveport (La.) Times that A&T had offered its job to Broadway.

"I know there has been (an offer made)," Dawson told the newspaper. "That's where it is. He's one of the best coaches in America. If it's not A&T this year, somebody else will come. ... When you're successful, people are going to try to tap into your resources and what you do well."

A&T fired Alonzo Lee on Nov. 29 after 22 months on the job. The Aggies were 1-10 last year after going 5-6 in Lee's first season.

A&T's next coach will be its sixth in 10 years. Longtime assistant George Ragsdale has served as the interim coach -- for the second time -- since Lee was fired 60 days ago.

Nupe

January 28, 2011 - 4:30 pm EST

Well d@mn! just when i thought Maynor was safe and remaining at WSSU!!!!

saabman

January 28, 2011 - 11:19 pm EST

A&T already has their man (Rags). What they need to do is fined (TALENT) WHICH THEY ALREADY HAVE RIGHT THEIR IN GREENSBORO. STOP LETING THE TALENT GET AWAY and they will start to win. It's right their under their nose USE IT!!!!!!!!! Cut the Bull out and get to work.

January 28, 2011 - 11:28 pm EST

A COACH IS ONLY AS GOOD AS HIS TALENT & IF THAT PLAYER HAS HEART AND TALENT ITS A +. YOU CAN MAKE TALENT BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE HEART.

westronandnan@aol.com

January 29, 2011 - 7:29 am EST

Mediocrity wins out over time. Quit looking for a superstar coach and find a guy who's a plodder --- someone who will teach the fundamentals and develop the program over the next five to ten years. Then, leave him along. All of this turnover is destoying the program. What coach would consider a school in such a state of flux?

tropic

January 29, 2011 - 10:30 am EST

Was this a surprise to anyone? Why would any person who had a job already want to coach A&T?

January 29, 2011 - 2:55 pm EST

Looks like our coach said No too! Aggies got some issues!!!

http://www2.journalnow.com/sports/2011/jan/28/3/maynor-turns-down-job-ar...

walker

January 29, 2011 - 4:47 pm EST

Rule of thumb...don't fire an employee until you know you have someone better who will take the job. 60 days?!?!

iamwatchingyou

January 29, 2011 - 7:09 pm EST

Broadway made it clear to A&T that he would not work for anyone currently associated with the A&T's Athletic Department. He made it clear it would have to be a package deal, he and Dawson, the Grambling Athletic Director. When A&T said no to Dawson Broadway said take your job and shove it. Dawson turned down 275K.

Maynor was asking for 175K, When they asked him on Friday he said take your job and shove it. He is only making 90K @ WSSU. I've got an idea for A&T. Go down I-85 south to Salisbury and hire Elvin James, Livingston's coach. Livingston had a perfect season this past year.

January 29, 2011 - 9:44 pm EST

I suspect Grambling coach and coach Maynor got nice increases to stay put after all of this!

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