Southern University Coach Stump Mitchell is expected to address the media today, Feb. 22 and may answer questions regarding recent reports of his possible departure. Mitchell will open Spring football practice this afternoon, the university announced.

Interim Director of Athletics Sandy Pugh said Tuesday that while it has been reported that Coach Mitchell has been interviewing for a position with the NFL’s St. Louis Rams, the university is going forward with Coach Mitchell leading players during their first day of practice.

“Stump Mitchell is head football coach at Southern University today,” she said. “There will be no other comments on the situation unless, and until, the situation changes.”

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch also confirmed Mitchell interviewed Monday, but for the most part the coach has been quiet about the issue.

The Jaguars begin the first of 15 scheduled practices at 4:15 p.m. in shells before moving to full pads for the first time on Feb. 24.

The deadline for East Baton Rouge Parish residents to register to vote in the March primary is today, Feb. 22.

You can register online at www.geauxvote.com or in person at the following locations: 222 St. Louis, Room 201 downtown; 10500 Coursey Boulevard Room 203;  and 2250 Main Street in Baker.

For more information, call (225) 389- 3940.  The office is open until 4:30 p.m.

Football jock and computer nerd. The two usually don't go together.

But for 35-year-old Calvin Mills it's a perfect combination.

The former Southern University fullback is now head of his own computer consulting firm.

"I was always the football player in the background writing programs or always on the computer talking about technology" Mills says.  "My wife calls me a nerd too."

A very successful nerd at that. He proudly showed off his many awards. He's been recognized by the Small Business Association, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and featured in local and national magazines.

"Everyday, I look at them its humbling," Mills says.  "When I have down days or question myself, I say 'apparently I've done something right' and it allows me to keep moving forward." 
 

The New Orleans native sold and serviced computers at Best Buy before stepping out on his own.