Ronnie Jerome Ghent (born January 5, 1980) is a former

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fullback and former head coach of the Central Florida Jaguars of

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(AIF). He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2004. He played

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. Ghent has also been a member of the

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and

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Early years

Ghent attended

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in Lakeland, Florida and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football, he was a three-year letterman and as a senior, he was named as a first-team All-Polk County selection by the Tampa Tribune. Ghent graduated in 1999.

Coaching career

On November 24, 2015, it was announced that Ghent would return to his hometown of Lakeland to serve as the inaugural head coach for the Central Florida Jaguars of

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