Our Guest Speaker for this week’s meeting will be Granville, Eastman, interim Head Football Coach at North Carolina Central University. With 20 years of collegiate coaching experience to his credit, Granville Eastman joined the North Carolina Central University football coaching staff in January 2014. He served as assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and safeties coach until his promotion to interim head coach on Dec. 8, 2017.
Prior to joining NCCU, Eastman spent nine seasons (2005-13) as the defensive coordinator at Austin Peay State University in Clarkesville, Tennessee. During his 11 total seasons at APSU, he coached defensive backs and linebackers, and also served as special teams coordinator (2003-04) and interim head coach (winter 2013).
Eastman coached four seasons (1999-2002) at Tiffin University in Ohio, including the last three seasons as defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator, while working with defensive backs and defensive line during his tenure.
A native of Toronto, Canada, Eastman secured his first coaching position at York University in his hometown, where he spent two seasons (1994-95) working with defensive backs.
He has interned with five NFL teams since 2002, lending his services to the Detroit Lions (2002), Arizona Cardinals (2004), Tennessee Titans (2006), Indianapolis Colts (2011) and Minnesota Vikings (2012).
Eastman also volunteers as a coach and mentor with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
8/1/18 – Alex Keddie, Director of Compliance, UNC
8/15/18 – Jay Smith, UNC Historian
9/5/18 – Tubby Smith, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, High Point University