Custom Search GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State University President Rick Gallot announced on Thursday the hiring of Dr. Trayvean Scott as the new Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics.
Scott spent the last decade in Southern University's athletics department, . The Tigers and Jaguars are storied athletic rivals.
Scott comes to Grambling after serving as SU's deputy athletics director and chief operating officer for the better part of 10 years. This marks Scott's first time as an AD.
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"I'm thrilled the death to be here," Scott said. "(This position) means everything. This is my first AD job. President Gallot is so transformational and easily relatable. For me, I couldn't think of a more perfect scenario to be a first-time AD."
A 2005 Southern graduate, Scott played basketball for the Jaguars. He studied business administration, management and sports marketing in SU's College of Business.
"I've worked in academics, compliance, I've raised money, I've done marketing. All that's prepared a space for me where I can identify those things and have everyone's buy-in because I've done it," Scott said. "I think I can add that value to Grambling State. It'll help us be more efficient across the board and smarter.
"We're going to maximize every resource we have."
Grambling began searching for an athletics director when David "Rusty" Ponton changed roles at the university on May 1, serving as special assistant to the president for student success. Ponton was GSU's AD for two-plus years.
Scott comes to Grambling after seving as SU's deputy athletics director and chief operating officer for the better part of 10 years. This marks Scott's first time as an AD.
"I'm thrilled the death to be here," Scott said. "(This position) means everything. This is my first AD job. President Gallot is so transformational and easily relatable. For me, I couldn't think of a more perfect scenario to be a first-time AD."
A 2005 Southern graduate, Scott played basketball for the Jaguars. He studied business administration, management and sports marketing in SU's College of Business.
"I've worked in academics, compliance, I've raised money, I've done marketing. All that's prepared a space for me where I can identify those things and have everyone's buy-in because I've done it," Scott said. "I think I can add that value to Grambling State. It'll help us be more efficient across the board and smarter.
"We're going to maximize every resource we have."