Thornton brings more than two decades of coaching experience to Tennessee State along with his experience from an eight-year NFL career.

With a dominant 64-44 victory over Alcorn State at the Gateway Center Arena ... year’s SWAC quarterfinal defeat at the hands of the Braves. This time, she made sure history wouldn’t repeat ...

Before his time at Grambling, Thornton played a pivotal role at Alcorn State, helping lead the Braves to two SWAC championships and a pair of Celebration Bowl appearances. Promoted to assistant ...

A proven leader with more than 25 years of experience as both an administrator and college coach, Payne has achieved more than 200 wins at various levels of coaching.