New Grambling AD Troy Mathieu
Easing his way into new job
By Nick Deriso
GRAMBLING ? Troy Mathieu has a copy of the Grambling State athletics department budget, and it's dog eared already.
That reading happens at night, after hours.
Mathieu's days have been spent so far walking the campus, getting an up-close look at what he's got to work with as GSU's new athletics director.
He's also set up meetings with the staff, beginning with those who do the heavy lifting like the maintenance crew.
Talk about working from the ground up.
Mathieu wants buy in from those who currently work at GSU before he gets to work on hiring new ones.
"I know the focus is on getting staffed up," said Mathieu, who started his new position Monday. "But I've got to get a feel for things first."
Posted openings in Mathieu's department include senior women's administrator, sports information director, head soccer coach and assistant athletics director for the sports radio network. Contracts for both the baseball and softball coaches were also not renewed just prior to Mathieu's arrival ......
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