Courtesy of Grambling Athletics
GRAMBLING, La. | Grambling State College has named Mickey Joseph because the fifteenth head soccer coach, introduced by Vice-President and Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Dr. Trayvean Scott on Monday morning.
Jospeh brings a wealth of teaching expertise spanning three a long time to Grambling. His most up-to-date cease was on the College of Nebraska, his alma mater, the place he served as affiliate head coach, broad receivers coach, and passing sport coordinator in the course of the 2022 season. He accomplished the 2022 marketing campaign as interim head coach for the Cornhuskers.
Previous to NU, he spent 5 seasons on employees at LSU. In 2017, he joined the Tigers as broad receivers coach. He was elevated to affiliate head coach in 2020. Joseph was a key member of LSU’s 2019 nationwide championship employees. His receivers set an FBS document with 60 landing receptions and serving to Joe Burrow declare a Heisman Trophy amassing 5,671 passing yards.
In 2019, LSU assembled one of the best group of receivers in SEC historical past. The Tigers’ three starters—Ja’Marr Chase, Justin Jefferson and Terrace Marshall—mixed for 241 receptions for 3,991 yards and 51 touchdowns.
His status for recruiting and creating broad receivers was highlighted at LSU when he was acknowledged as a Rivals High 25 recruiter, and had 4 broad receivers chosen within the first three rounds of the 2020 and 2021 NFL Drafts (2020 and 2021). That features Chase, who was the 2021 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yr after being chosen with the No. 5 general decide within the 2021 Draft and Jefferson, the twenty second decide within the 2020 NFL Draft.
The Marrero, La. native was a part of an offensive employees that helped LSU set a number of SEC information in 2019, together with passing yards (6,024), passing TDs (61) and complete offense per sport (568.4) en path to a 15-0 season and nationwide championship. Joseph additionally helped LSU publish a 10-3 document in 2018 and a 9-4 mark in 2017.
In 2016, Mickey Joseph labored as working backs coach at neighboring Louisiana Tech. He helped the Bulldogs to a 9-5 document and win within the Armed Forces Bowl. The Bulldogs ranked No. 2 within the nation in scoring in 2016, averaging 44.3 factors per sport. Tech averaged 514.9 complete yards sport, which included 363.4 passing and 151.6 on the bottom.
Mickey Joseph is not any stranger to Grambling State. From 2014 to 2015 he served as broad receivers coach and particular groups coach for the G-Males. When he arrived at Grambling, the Tigers had been coming off a 1-10 document in 2013. Within the two years he spent with the G-Males, Grambling completed 7-5 (2014) and 9-3 with a SWAC West Championship in 2015.
In 2015, Joseph’s receivers totaled 2,250 receiving yards and 25 touchdowns as Grambling’s scoring offense ranked fourth and passing offense ranked twenty first amongst all FCS applications nationally.
Previous to Grambling, he was the particular groups coordinator and broad receivers coach at Alcorn State in 2013, serving to the college to a 9-3 document, its most wins in 30 years.
He spent 5 seasons at Langston College from 2008 to 2012, elevating to move coach in 2011. He led the Lions to 13-7 document in two seasons.
Mickey Joseph obtained his first collegiate teaching job at Wayne State Faculty in Nebraska in 1997, which he adopted with a season at his highschool alma mater Archbishop Shaw Excessive Faculty in New Orleans in 1998. From there, Joseph served as a graduate assistant at Tulane in 1999 after which coached receivers at Alabama State in 2000.He coached quarterbacks at Nicholls State for 3 years (2001-03) after which spent two seasons because the working backs coach at Central Oklahoma (2004-05).
Earlier than his tenure at Langston, Joseph served as the pinnacle soccer coach and Director of Athletics for Want Avenue Academy, a non-public college within the New Orleans’ Ninth Ward space. His principal purpose was to assist get younger youngsters out of the underprivileged space to enhance their general high quality of life via sports activities. On the time of Hurricane Katrina, Joseph was accountable of shifting the personal college to Florida together with relocating the student- athletes. That 12 months, the crew had a document of 1-3, nonetheless, in 2008 Joseph turned the crew round to a 10-3 document. Seven out of 25 gamers had been in a position to signal with NCAA Division I applications.
Through the summer time of 2012 he additionally frolicked with Houston Texans as a part of an NFL minority internship. Whereas in Houston, Joseph labored with the working backs and all facets of the particular groups items.
Joseph performed quarterback at Nebraska from 1988-91. As a junior Joseph led the Cornhuskers to a 9-3 general mark after accounting for 21 touchdowns (11 dashing, 10 passing). In his 4 years at Nebraska, the Cornhuskers posted a 39-9-1 general mark and appeared within the Orange Bowl twice, the Citrus Bowl and the Fiesta Bowl.In 4 years with the Cornhuskers, Joseph performed in 34 common season video games and accounted for 30 touchdowns (16 dashing, 14 passing). His finest season got here as a junior in 1990 when he performed in all 12 video games, throwing for 624 yards and 11 touchdowns to go together with 554 dashing yards and 10 TDs.
Joseph was the highest recruit popping out of Archbishop Shaw Excessive Faculty in Marrero when he was recruited to the College of Nebraska. In 1987, he was awarded Gatorade Participant of the Yr and First-Staff Parade All-American. The standout soccer participant was additionally a two-time All-State MVP and three-time All-District MVP.
