Mickey Joseph is making the 7-mile trip down Interstate 20 or Highway 80 from Grambling to Ruston to become a coach at Louisiana Tech from Grambling State University, sources told BleedTechBlue.com Thursday and we released to our subscribers 12 hours ago.

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“Mickey Joseph has a wealth of experience in college coaching, a strong knowledge of football in Louisiana, especially New Orleans, and has found success everywhere he has been,” Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz said in a release from the university. “He was a great player in college that understood what it took to win, has been part of turning around a lot of programs, has very strong ties and is very connected along the I-10 corridor and has a lot experience with the game of football. All of that combined makes him a great addition to the LA Tech Family.”

Joseph was Quarterback at Nebraska from 1988-1991 and played in two Orange Bowls and the Fiesta Bowl. He began his coaching career at Desire Street Academy in his hometown New Orleans. He's coached at Alabama State, Alcorn State and Grambling State of the SWAC, was also head coach at Langston University in Oklahoma, quarterbacks coach at Nicholls State University in Thibodeaux and wide receivers and assistant recruiting coordinator at Tulane.

“This is such a great opportunity and a blessing that has been long coming,” Joseph said of his hiring in the release. “I am very appreciative of the opportunity Skip Holtz has given me to join this prestigious program. It is where I really want to be. This program is such a big producer of winners both on and off the field, I am really excited to be part of it and to be able to contribute to that prestige.”

Mickey's cousin, Terry, was the defensive back coach and recruiting coordinator at Tech under Derek Dooley.

Joseph will coach running backs at Louisiana Tech.