Louisiana Football Coach Demands Payment From Schools That Poach His Players In The Portal

Grambling State coach Mickey Joseph suggests transfer buyout plan

GRAMBLING, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — Name, image and likeness (NIL) and the Transfer Portal has changed college athletics. While most coaches like the fact that players are now able to be compensated, it brings other issues, especially for coaches at institutions without a big financial backing for NIL opportunities for players. Grambling State head coach Mickey Joseph has an interesting solution to the problem, a buyout for players entering the portal.…

Louisiana Football Coach Demands Payment From Schools That Poach His Players In The Portal

Mickey Joseph walks to the stadium before a Nebraska football game. The Grambling State football program is one of the most prestigious at the FCS level. The Tigers boast 15 claimed national titles and 27 conference championships. Former head coach Eddie Robinson built the program into a powerhouse across a 55-year career. He retired in 1997 as college football’s all-time leader in wins (408) before later being surpassed by John Gagliardi and Jo…

Grambling State’s Mickey Joseph Proposes Transfer Portal ‘Buyout’ System to Support HBCUs

In a strategic move aimed at protecting HBCU athletic programs, Grambling State University‘s head football coach, Mickey Joseph, has proposed the creation of a ‘buyout’ system for players recruited through the NCAA’s transfer portal. This proposal is designed to help smaller schools like Grambling State retain their talent while combating the financial advantages that larger […] The post Grambling State’s Mickey Joseph Proposes Transfer Portal ‘…

HBCU coach proposes ‘buyout’ for big schools in portal

Grambling State head coach Mickey Joseph has coached at the Power Five/Four level as well as at multiple HBCU programs.Joseph, who just wrapped up his first season at the iconic HBCU football program, recently did an interview in which he talked about the transfer portal.  The former LSU assistant and Nebraska interim head coach knows that the best players in his program will always be pursued by bigger schools with better resources — and most o…

Grambling State head coach Mickey Joseph calls for transfer player buyouts: 'I should get compensation'

Nebraska alum & Grambling State coach Mickey Joseph called on the NCAA to compensate FCS coaches when their players transfer to the FBS level.