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Doug Farrar

Why Grambling’s hire of Art Briles is an insult of irreducible proportions

Oree Banks. Todd Bowles. Rod Broadway. Vyron Brown. Eric Dooley. Broderick Fobbs. Lee Fobbs. Emory Hines. Ozias Johnson. Ralph Waldo Emerson Jones. Mickey Joseph. Bob Leahy. Tyrone McGriff. Gabe Northern. Heishma Northern. Trei Oliver. Doug Porter. Eddie Robinson (of course). George Small. James Spady. Melvin Spears. Sam Washington. Doug Williams. Dennis Winston.

All great men who have coached at Grambling State University, perhaps the crown jewel of all HBCU schools from a football perspective.

Art Briles does not belong in their company, but as of now, that’s exactly where Briles lives. This thanks to Hue Jackson, the former NFL head coach and offensive coach who became Grambling’s 14th head coach last December. It was Jackson’s decision to hire Briles as his offensive coordinator, which officially happened on Thursday.

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