FLANIGAN NAMED LAMAR QUARTERBACKS COACH
RAMON FLANIGAN TO TAKE OVER YOUTHFUL CROP OF QUARTERBACKS IN 2015
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Feb. 25, 2015
BEAUMONT, Texas - Ramon Flanigan has been hired as an assistant coach, and will work with the quarterbacks announced Lamar head coach Ray Woodard Wednesday afternoon. Flanigan fills the gap left by former assistant Larry Kueck who announced his retirement prior to the start of spring camp.
"Ramon is a good fit for our program," said head coach Ray Woodard. "Having both played and coached the position, he knows what those guys are going through on the field, what they see and think. His experience and knowledge at the position will be invaluable to us.
"It was very important that we move quickly and get someone in here since we're entering camp with two new quarterbacks. We are very fortunate that the timing worked out. He is going to be a great fit," added Woodard.
A coaching veteran with more than 16 years coaching experience, Flanigan comes to Beaumont after a two-year stint as the head coach at Lincoln University. Flanigan's stop at Lincoln came following a coaching internship with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons.
Prior to Flanigan's stop in the NFL he spent three seasons at Mississippi Valley State, where he served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. During his time in Itta Bena, Miss., Flanigan helped turn around a struggling Delta Devils program. MVSU defeated the reigning conference champions in his second season, and posted their best record in six seasons the following year.
Flanigan's impact at MVSU was seen almost immediately. The Delta Devils cut their number of sacks by more than half, finished tied for first in the SWAC in turnover margin - after finishing next to last the previous season - and produced the league's top receiver in terms of yards per catch.
Flanigan went to MVSU after spending two seasons in the high school ranks. Prior to that he served as the offensive coordinator at North Texas under head coach Darrell Dickey. Flanigan's coaching career began at UNT in 1999 where he worked with the Mean Green receivers. The following season he was moved to quarterbacks, before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2002. During his time as offensive coordinator, UNT went through one of the most successful runs in Sun Belt Conference history. The Mean Green won four-straight league titles, made four New Orleans Bowl appearances and produced some of the league's top talent.
Flanigan steps into a unique situation with the Cardinals. With the graduation of the school's all-time leading passer, and the team's two returning quarterbacks having transferred, Lamar will be going through spring camp with two transfers on scholarship (Joe Minden/Stephen F. Austin and Carson Earp/Navarro College).
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