Terrence Graves to win settlement for Southern University employees
After being fired mid-season, former Southern University head coach Terrence Graves was appointed to obtain a settlement from the employees.
According to VAFB Kevin Batiste Jr., Southern University board members approved the settlement on Friday. Graves is owed $250,000 under his contract for October, November and December. After that, Graves will be hired as a university employee and receive a $75,000 annual salary beginning Jan. 1. The role has not been specified as of this writing.
Graves was hired as the head coach at Southern University in December 2023, replacing former head coach Eric Dooley. Graves served as interim coach after Dooley’s departure and also served as assistant head coach, special teams coordinator and running backs coach. Ironically, Southern fired Dooley after a loss to Prairie View A&M midway through the 2023 season after falling to 5-5 and not beating a team above .500 that fall.
Graves suffered a similar fate this season. After winning the SVAC championship in his first season at the helm of the program last season, the Jaguars started 1-6 with back-to-back losses to conference opponents. Co-offensive coordinator Fred McNair, a former longtime coach at Alcorn State, was named interim head coach. The change didn’t bring much success, as Southern ad still hadn’t won a game heading into the Bayou Classic.
Now Southern University is ready to turn the page, as a Pro-Football-Hall-of-Fame Marshall Faulk should take over as coach for the team. An official announcement is expected soon, as the historically dominant Jaguars look for a reset that will put them back among the contenders in HBCU football.
2025-11-29 20:11:00
