GRAMBLING, LA -- Rod Broadway, the head football coach at North Carolina
Central University for the past four seasons, has accepted the job as head
football coach at Grambling State University.
     In his four seasons at the helm of the NCCU football program, Broadway
posted an overall record of 33-11, including 30 victories in the past 35 games,
and leaves with the best winning percentage (.750) among the Eagles' all-time
gridiron coaches.
     "My decision to accept the head coaching job at Grambling State
University has nothing to do with North Carolina Central University," Broadway
said. "It is a personal decision that has everything to do with me starting my
life again. I lost my wife (Dianne Bynum Broadway) a few years ago, and it has
been very difficult for me personally. I am surrounded by constant reminders of
her loss- passing by the restaurant we used to visit and staying in the house
we once shared. I need a change for me.
     "I really enjoyed North Carolina Central University" from the
Chancellor (James H. Ammons) on down," Broadway added. "I have met a lot of
great people here and everyone has been very supportive of this football
program. I want to give special thanks to the Quarterback Club, the Eagle Club
and the $1,000 Eagles. They all provided a tremendous boost to the football
program. Whenever we needed something, they were there to help. I also want to
thank Bill Hayes (Director of Athletics) for his support and his willingness to
share his incredible knowledge and experience. There are a lot of people who
deserve a lot of credit for getting this football program to where it is
today."
     "As far as the team" what can I say? I have said every week how good of
a job this coaching staff has done. These guys have been marvelous at teaching
and coaching these young men," Broadway said. "And my hat's off to the
student-athletes. It has been a real pleasure working with these kids and being
a small part of their lives. I wish them the best in everything they do."
     NCCU Director of Athletics Bill Hayes said he is grateful for the
contributions Broadway has made to NCCU and the Athletics Department.
     "I thank Rod Broadway for his leadership and for the success the Eagles
football program achieved during his tenure at NCCU," Hayes said. "We wish
him continued success in the future."


BROADWAY AT NCCU
     In 2006, Broadway led the Eagles to their second consecutive Central
Intercollegiate Athletic Association Football Championship with a perfect 11-0
record. NCCU finished as the No. 4 ranked team in the NCAA Division II (American
Football Coaches Association) and was later declared the 2006 Sheridan
Broadcasting Network Black College Football National Champions, the school's
first such title in the 33 years SBN Sports Network has conducted the poll.
Along the way, the Eagles defeated two other teams ranked in the SBN Top 10
(Elizabeth City State University, Albany State University) and collected the
school's first-ever gridiron victory over a Southwestern Athletic Conference
(SWAC) opponent with a convincing road victory over Division I-AA power Southern
University. NCCU earned a No. 1 ranking in the final NCAA Division II Southeast
Region poll and ended its historic season in the second round of the NCAA
playoffs. The Eagles also became the highest scoring team in school history,
topping last season's record-breaking performance with 371 points for an
average of 30.9 points per game. Broadway earned his second consecutive honor as
the CIAA Coach of the Year by The Pigskin Club of Washington, DC, Inc., and was
also selected as the ''SBN Sports Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year" by the
American Urban Radio Networks.
     In 2005, Broadway guided his team to the school's first 10-win season,
finishing with an overall record of 10-2. It was also the first time in the
school's proud gridiron tradition that the Eagles posted back-to-back seasons
with eight or more victories (8-2 in 2004). Along the way, NCCU captured the
2005 CIAA Championship, its first in 25 years, by rallying from a 17-0 halftime
deficit to defeat Bowie State in the title game. The Eagles earned a No. 2
ranking in the final Southeast Regional poll, the highest in school history, and
a first-round bye in the NCAA Division II Playoffs, their first postseason
appearance since 1988. The Eagles also made history by becoming the highest
scoring team in the school's record books, tallying 370 points for an average
of 30.8 points per game. Broadway was recognized as the CIAA Coach of the Year
by The Pigskin Club of Washington, DC, Inc.
     The 2004 Eagles registered an 8-2 overall record to become just the sixth
team in school history to win eight games in a season. During the team's
historic campaign, Broadway was voted as the CIAA Coach of the Week four times
in 10 weeks. The Eagles finished the season as the top-ranked offense in the
CIAA and the No. 8 defense in the NCAA Division II.