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TexasTerror
May 16th, 2008, 07:24 PM
Lamar will have a 2 p.m press conference on Monday to announce their new head coach...


The Lamar University Athletic Department will be holding a press conference in the Hall of Honor Room at the Montagne Center on Monday at 2:00 p.m. to announce the program's eighth head football since 1951 and first since the program was discontinued in 1989.

Navarro College football coach Ray Woodard is expected to be named as Lamar's new head football coach.

http://zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19697291&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=512588&rfi=6

Related AGS thread:
http://www.anygivensaturday.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39503

Woodward's Bio shows that he had a stint with my namesake, the Texas Terror! ;)


Woodard is a native of east Texas, born in Lufkin, Texas and attended Corrigan-Camden High School (Corrigan) participating in football, basketball, baseball and track. He was a two-time All-American at Kilgore College (1980, 1981), and a two year starter at The University of Texas in 1982-83. He was an eighth-round pick in 1984 of the San Diego Chargers, played five seasons for the Chargers, Broncos, and Chiefs and was a member of the 1986 Denver Bronco Super Bowl team. He began coaching in 1988 for eight seasons at Kilgore College and was TJCFC Champions in 1990. He coached professionally for Texas Terror, Arena Football, and spent four seasons as a defensive coordinator in NFL Europe. Woodard has been married for 25 years to Penne Woodard and they have one daughter, Jessica (21).

http://www.navarrocollege.edu/athletics/football/coaches.php

So is this a good move or not for the Lamar University football program, based off of what you are seeing with his experience?

TexasTerror
May 17th, 2008, 10:40 PM
Well, Billy Tubbs is throwing us all for a loop according to Bob West of the PA News, but I'm still thinking it's Woodward...


Somebody’s credibility is going to be on the line when Lamar introduces its football coach Monday. Cardinal AD Billy Tubbs insists I was totally off base last week in listing Ray Woodard of Navarro Junior College, West Brook’s Craig Stump and former North Texas offensive coordinator Ramone Flanagan as the finalists, and predicting the job would go to Woodard. In my opinion, Billy is just sending out a smoke screen. We’ll soon know . . .

http://www.panews.com/sportsbobwest/local_story_138214900.html

TexasTerror
May 18th, 2008, 10:22 AM
A few articles...

Beaumont Enterprise: Woodard - er - new coach has plenty to do
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19699574&BRD=2287&PAG=461&dept_id=583964&rfi=6

Rivals: Navarro's Ray Woodard could be heading to Lamar
http://theoldcoach.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=808755