After months of anticipation, the Shawn Gibbs era is set to begin this Saturday at 4:30 p.m. when A&T travels to Nashville to face longtime HBCU rival Tennessee State in the John Merritt Classic.
Gibbs, a former A&T assistant who spent the past three years leading Fort Valley State to a 22-9 record, has been tasked with restoring the glory of a once-proud Aggie football program.
His return to Greensboro this past December was immediately met with hope and optimism by the A&T fanbase, which had been humbled in recent years after an unfamiliar period of futility…