Current position | |
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Title | Safeties |
Team | Kennesaw State |
Conference | AAC |
Playing career | |
1989–1992 | Saint Mary's (NS) |
Position(s) | Defensive back |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1994–1995 | York (ON) (DB) |
1996–1998 | Arkansas State (GA) |
1999 | Tiffin (DB) |
2000 | Tiffin (DC/DL) |
2001–2002 | Tiffin (DC/DB) |
2003–2004 | Austin Peay (ST/DB) |
2005–2006 | Austin Peay (DC/ST/OLB/S) |
2007–2009 | Austin Peay (DC/ST/DB) |
2010 | Austin Peay (DC/ST/LB) |
2011–2012 | Austin Peay (DC/S) |
2013 | Austin Peay (AHC/DC/S) |
2014–2017 | North Carolina Central (AHC/DC/S) |
2018 | North Carolina Central (interim HC) |
2019–2021 | Alabama A&M (DC) |
2022–2023 | Hoover HS (AL) (DC) |
2024 (spring) | Alabama A&M (DL/DE) |
2024 | Rice (RC) |
2025–present | Kennesaw State (S) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 5–6 |
Granville Eastman is an American college football coach. He is a safeties coach for Kennesaw State University. [1] He was the interim head football coach for North Carolina Central University in 2018. [2] [3] [4] He also coached for York (ON), Arkansas State, Tiffin, [5] Austin Peay, [6] [7] Hoover High School, [8] [9] and a previous stint with Alabama A&M. [10] [11] He played college football for Saint Mary's (NS) as a defensive back. [12]
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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North Carolina Central Eagles (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference)(2018) | |||||||||
2018 | North Carolina Central | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
North Carolina Central: | 5–6 | 3–4 | |||||||
Total: | 5–6 |
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