August 12 – Coach Charlie Stubbs Speaks to Thibodaux Rotary

Submitted by Justin Terrebonne

Coach Charlie
Stubbs was the guest speaker at Rotary who discussed the 2014 version of the Nicholls State University Fighting Colonels football team.  Coach Stubbs enters his fifth season as head football coach, and thirty-fourth year overall in the coaching profession.

During his time as head football coach, Coach Stubbs has striven to build a program with a solid foundation the “right way.”  With five recruiting classes under his leadership, Coach Stubbs’ 2014 team includes seventy one players from the State of Louisiana.  He has guided the football program academically from being last in the Southland Conference in APR rankings to the top in both APR ranking and graduation rate.  He has also instilled the importance of community, as many players routinely volunteer for community service as opportunities arise.

The theme for the 2014 football season is “Finish,” and starts with five of the first six games on the road.  Opening with a trip to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, this will be the first time the Nicholls State Football team plays a team from the SEC.  The first home game is September 13 against Henderson State University and Southland Conference play starts on the road at the University of Central Arkansas on September 27.

In addition to helping fund the budget of the athletic department, Coach Stubbs feels that playing programs from the Football Bowl Subdivision helps in recruiting, as it provides opportunities to play against some of the marque programs in college football.