Rod Broadway Rod Broadway ( born April 9 , 1955 ) is the current head football coach at North Carolina A & T State University and former head coach at Grambling State University . Bio . Born April 9 , 1955 in Oakboro , North Carolina , Rod Broadway is the ninth head football coach at Division I - AA / FCS powerhouse Grambling State University . Before taking over at Grambling , Broadway was as an Assistant Coach at the Division I - A level for 22 years . In 2002 he took over the struggling football program at North Carolina Central University ( NCCU ) , a then Division II school in Durham , North Carolina . The school had gone 2 - 8 the year before Broadway took over . Broadway would go on to lead the North Carolina Central Eagles to two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( CIAA ) Conference Championships in 2005 and 2006 . During his final three seasons at NCCU Broadway had a combined record of 29 – 4 . He closed out his tenure at NCCU with a record of 32 – 11 . While Broadway ' s background ( as a coach and a player ) is rooted in defense , his teams at NCCU and Grambling have been known for their explosive offenses . In only his second year at Grambling State , he led the Tigers to a 12 – 2 record and won the 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference ( SWAC ) Championship . Coaching career . Broadway is generally considered a branch of the Steve Spurrier coaching tree . Though his resume includes short - term stints at both East Carolina and North Carolina , Broadway spent nearly a decade assisting Spurrier at both Duke and Florida . North Carolina Central University . Broadway was the 19th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles located in Durham , North Carolina and he held that position for four seasons , from 2003 until 2006 . His coaching record at North Carolina Central was 33 wins , 11 losses , and 0 ties . As of the conclusion of the 2007 season , this ranks him fourth at North Carolina Central in total wins and first at North Carolina Central in winning percentage ( 0 . 750 ) . Grambling State University . Broadway became the head coach of the Grambling State University Tigers in 2007 . Broadway has compiled a win - loss record of 35 wins , 14 losses , 0 ties as head coach , and won the SWAC Championship in 2008 . North Carolina A & T State University . On February 2 , 2011 , Broadway resigned from his position as head coach at Grambling State University , and the following day it was announced that he accepted the position of head coach at North Carolina A & T . Broadway , replaces Alonzo Lee who was in his second year at the position before his release . Playing career . A 1977 graduate of the University of North Carolina , Broadway played on the defensive line from 1974 to 1977 . He helped lead North Carolina to the 1974 Sun Bowl and the 1977 Liberty Bowl . He earned All - ACC honors as a senior in 1977 . Awards and honors . 2006 Eddie Robinson Award for National Coach of the Year ( Division II ) 2006 CIAA Coach of the Year . Personal tragedy . In June 2004 , Broadway ' s wife Dianne Broadway died after 14 years of battling scleroderma , a rheumatic disease of the connective tissues . The disease primarily attacks women from ages 30 to 50 . Doctors do not know the origin of scleroderma , although research suggests that genetic predisposition might be a part of the disease . Broadway lost his mother , his wife , and his personal secretary all in a one - year period .