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2012 LSU Tigers Football Team
The 2012 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by eighth-year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in SEC play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl where they were defeated by Clemson. Personnel Coaching staff Recruits Schedule :Schedule Sources:SEC 2012 TV Schedule
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Les Miles
Leslie Edwin Miles (born November 10, 1953) is a former American football coach. He most recently served as the head coach at Kansas. His head coaching career began with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, where he coached from 2001 to 2004. Following that, he coached LSU from 2005 to 2016. Miles is nicknamed "The Hat" for his signature white cap, as well as "The Mad Hatter" for his eccentricities and play-calling habits. Prior to being a head coach, he was an assistant coach at Oklahoma State as well as at the University of Michigan, the University of Colorado at Boulder, and with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). Miles led the 2007 LSU Tigers football team to a win in the BCS National Championship Game, defeating Ohio State. Early life, playing career Miles was born to Bubba, a long-haul trucking broker, and Martha Miles. He earned all-state honors as a lineman in football as well as letters in baseball and wrestling at Elyria High School in Ohio, graduating ...
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Steve Kragthorpe
Steven Jon Kragthorpe (born April 28, 1965) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently an administrative assistant for the Louisiana State University football program after previously serving as quarterbacks coach for the Tigers football team. He served as head coach at Louisville from 2007 to 2009, and for Tulsa from 2003 through 2006. Early career Kragthorpe was born in Missoula, Montana but attended Highland High School in Pocatello, Idaho. Kragthorpe played high school football with ESPN commentator Merril Hoge. Both graduated from Highland High School in 1983. He was recruited by Bill Kelly to play at Eastern New Mexico University, where he played quarterback in 1983 and '84. When Kelly left ENMU for West Texas State (now West Texas A&M University), Kragthorpe followed him. After sitting out the 1985 season, he played in 1986 and '87. He started 11 games as a senior and completed 179-of-344 passes for 1,980 yards and nine TDs. Kragthorpe earned a ba ...
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McNeese State University
McNeese State University is a public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Founded in 1939 as Lake Charles Junior College, it was renamed McNeese Junior College after John McNeese, an early local educator. The present name was adopted in 1970. McNeese is part of the University of Louisiana System and is classified as a Master's University. The selective admissions university consists of six colleges and the Doré School of Graduate Studies. McNeese is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and all programs of study are accredited by their respective national boards. History McNeese State University was founded in 1939 as a division of Louisiana State University and was originally called Lake Charles Junior College. It offered only the first two years of higher education. McNeese opened its doors on an tract donated by the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury, the parish governing board. There were two original buildings: the former Administration Building (Ka ...
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Wide Receivers Coach
In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, assistant coach, and the Offensive coordinator, offensive and Defensive coordinator, defensive coordinators. Common positions Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League and College football, NCAA football include: * Defensive line coach * Linebacker coach * Lineman (gridiron football), Offensive line coach * Quarterback coach * Running back, Running backs coach * Defensive back, Secondary coach. Responsible for coaching defensive backs, including Safety (gridiron football position), safeties and Cornerback, cornerbacks * Special teams coach. Responsible for coordinating Punt (gridiron football), punts, Kickoff (gridiron football), kickoffs, and Field goal, field goals/Conversion (gridiron football), extra points * Tight end, Tight ends coach * Wide receiver, Wide receivers coac ...
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Adam Henry (American Football)
Adam Henry (born April 27, 1972) is an American football coach and former player who is the wide receivers coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). Henry has previously served as wide receivers coach for the Indiana Hoosiers, LSU, San Francisco 49ers, Cleveland Browns, and New York Giants. He also served as tight ends coach for the Oakland Raiders. College career Henry was a wide receiver at McNeese State from 1990 to 1993, earning All-Southland Conference honors as a senior. He finished his career with 93 receptions for 1,690 yards and 16 touchdowns, all of which remain in the top-10 in school history. He was enshrined in the McNeese Sports Hall of Fame in 2017. Professional career Following his career at McNeese State, Henry signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints in 1994. He spent training camp and the preseason with the Saints in 1995 and 1996. Coaching career McNeese State Henry joined McNeese State in 1997 as the wide rec ...
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Tight Ends Coach
In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators. Common positions Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League and NCAA football include: * Defensive line coach * Linebacker coach * Offensive line coach * Quarterback coach * Running backs coach * Secondary coach. Responsible for coaching defensive backs, including safeties and cornerbacks * Special teams coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/ extra points * Tight ends The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ... coach * Wide receivers coach References American football oc ...
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Steve Ensminger
Steve Ensminger (born September 15, 1958) is an American football coach and former player. He is an offensive analyst at Louisiana State University (LSU). Early years and playing career Ensminger was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University (LSU). He played quarterback for the LSU Tigers from 1976 to 1979. During his career at LSU, he threw for 2,770 yards and 16 touchdowns and was named a freshman All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection in 1976. Following college, he played quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints in 1980 and Philadelphia Eagles in 1981. He also played for the Hamilton Tiger Cats in the Canadian Football League (NFL) in 1980. Coaching career Ensminger began his coaching career at Nicholls State University as a wide receivers coach from 1982 to 1983. From 1984 to 1986 at McNeese State University and at Louisiana Tech University from 1988 to 1990, he was offensive coordinator and quarterbacks ...
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LSU Tigers Football
The LSU Tigers football program, also known as the Fighting Tigers, represents Louisiana State University in college football. The Tigers compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). LSU ranks 11th best in winning percentage in NCAA Division I FBS history and claims four National Championships (1958, 2003, 2007, and 2019), 16 conference championships, and 39 consensus All-Americans. As of the beginning of the 2018 NFL season, 40 former LSU players were on active rosters in the NFL, the second most of any college program. The team plays on the university's campus at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The program's current head coach is Brian Kelly. History Early history (1893–1954) Dr. Charles E. Coates, a chemistry professor at the university known for his work on sugar, and former football player at Johns Hopkins, assembled a group of stu ...
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Corey Raymond
Corey Raymond (born September 28, 1969) is an American football coach, and former player, currently serving as the cornerbacks coach at Florida. Playing career Raymond played cornerback at LSU before being signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 1992. Raymond also played for the Detroit Lions. Coaching career Raymond began his coaching career in 2003 at his alma mater, New Iberia High School in New Iberia, Louisiana. He then moved to Westgate High School in Iberia Parish, Louisiana from 2004 to 2005. Starting in 2006, Raymond moved to the college coaching ranks. He interned at his college alma mater, LSU. From 2007 to 2008, he was the assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU. From 2009 to 2010, Raymond was the cornerbacks coach at Utah State. He was also the defensive backs coach for the Indiana Hoosiers during winter 2011, but did not coach during the regular season at Indiana. Raymond then became the Nebraska Cornhuskers The Nebraska Cornhuske ...
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Nicholls State Colonels
The Nicholls Colonels are the 15 teams representing Nicholls State University, a university in Louisiana, in intercollegiate athletics. The Colonels compete in the NCAA Division I and the Colonels football team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The Colonels sports teams are members of the Southland Conference. Nickname The Nicholls State University official team nickname is the "Colonels". The nickname was chosen because the university was once a ROTC dominated school and the highest rank in ROTC is a Colonel. History Conference affiliations * From 1982–84, Nicholls (then athletically branded as "Nicholls State") was a provisional member of the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC). :*Men's sports – Only baseball played TAAC conference games Sports sponsored Baseball The Nicholls Colonels baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. The team ...
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Recruiting (college Athletics)
Recruitment is the process of filling job vacancies with people. Recruitment or recruiting may also refer to: *Recruitment (biology), the process of developing the next generation of organisms *College recruiting, the process in college athletics whereby coaches add new players to their roster *Military recruitment, the process of requesting people to join a military voluntarily *Motor unit recruitment, the progressive activation of a muscle *The 17th century English process of filling vacant parliamentary seats during recruiter elections * Recruitment (medicine), a medical condition of the inner ear that leads to reduced tolerance of loudness See also * Recruit __NOTOC__ Recruit can refer to: Military * Military recruitment * Recruit training, in the military * '' Rekrut'' (English: Recruit), a military recruit or low rank in German-speaking countries * Seaman recruit Books *''Le Réquisitionnaire'' (E ...
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Running Backs Coach
In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group. Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators. Common positions Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League and NCAA football include: * Defensive line coach * Linebacker coach * Offensive line coach * Quarterback coach * Running backs coach * Secondary coach. Responsible for coaching defensive backs, including safeties and cornerbacks * Special teams coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/ extra points * Tight ends The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ... coach * Wide receivers coach References American football ...
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