BREAKING NEWS: Aaron James To Be Named New Interim Director Of Athletics At Grambling http://t.co/3isfrQWQhb — TSPNsports.com (@TSPNsports) July 2, 2013
The reason most of our teams are struggling has less to do with the coaching staffs and more to do with the lack of investments in the program. The athletics program has lost over 2 million dollars in state support in the last three years. There is no student athlete fee like other institutions. Alumni giving is very low. The results are less recruiting dollars, poor facilities to attract quality recruits and fewer scholarships to provide to recruits when we find good players. All of these issues can be solved if more commitments are made to invest in the programs. We can’t expect the coaches to be successful until the institution provides successful support.
This isn’t the first time Caldwell has left the AD position in a controversial way. Caldwell was fired by Winston-Salem State in 2009 after an attempted move to Division I stalled at the university. Caldwell told the Winston-Salem Journal’s John Dell that the reason for the split was a difference in vision.
“The real issue was visionary,” said Caldwell, who was replaced by interim AD Tonia Walker. “I was hired under a different administration, and over the past couple of years, we realized a major difference in the vision and the direction of the program.”
Whatever the reason for the split, Grambling joins the list of several HBCUs searching for ADs, including FAMU, Mississippi Valley State and Stillman College. The question is, will these schools go outside the HBCU AD realm, or will they stick with someone with in the ranks, as Tuskegee and Prairie View have as of late. One thing is for sure, all eyes will be on the Grambling as it chooses its next leader.