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KFDM COOP Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Posted July 15, 2008 Brian Mayper Named Assistant Head Coach At Lamar Lance Edwards BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar head football coach Ray Woodard has announced that Brian Mayper will join the LU staff as assistant head coach, the same post he held for Woodard at Navarro College last season. Mayper brings 17 years of coaching experience and has extensive recruiting ties throughout Texas with particular strengths in the Greater Houston area - including Sugar Land, Katy Alief and Fort Bend. "I'm excited about having Brian Mayper come on board," Woodard said. "He was invaluable to our success at Navarro College last season and I know he will be an instrumental asset for us at Lamar." "This is a wonderful opportunity and a chance for me to get back into the Southland Conference," Mayper said. "We have a great opportunity to get things started here at Lamar and compete in one of the best conferences in the country." Mayper, 37, was also the special teams coach at Navarro where the Bulldogs went 9-3 and claimed a 24-21 win over Georgia Military in the Pilgrim's Pride Bowl to finish the year ranked fourth in the NJCAA national poll. Navarro ranked third nationally in total offense (444.6 ypg), fourth in rushing offense (250.5 ypg) and 16th in passing offense (194.2 ypg), while scoring a school-record 428 points (35.7 ppg) in 2007. Offensive lineman JaMarcus Webb and linebacker Donald Booker were each named first team All-America by the NJCAA. Booker led the nation in both solo tackles (107) and total tackles (161). Running back Tyrone Ross ranked 13th in the nation in rushing with 1,079 yards and eighth in touchdowns with 12. Quarterback Jeremy Sanders passed for more than 1,500 yards and rushed for 480 in a run-oriented offense that passed just enough to keep defenses honest. Another standout for the Bulldogs was defensive back Ryan Clark, who tied for fifth in the nation with seven interceptions. He spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and special teams coach at Frisco (Texas) High School when he helped lead the Raccoons to the district and bi-district championships in 2006. From 1996-2005 Mayper was the co-offensive coordinator and special teams coach at Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas. During his nine seasons he recruited six all-America selections and coached five of them personally, while turning out an average of seven all-conference selections. Mayper coached some of the top offensive players in HPU history, including the school all-time leading passer (Adam King), top running back (Richard Green), place kicker (Drew McMaster) and return specialist (Tyrone Brown), in addition to the No. 2 all-time receiver Walter Hays, who has spent time playing arena football. The Yellow Jackets ranked first in the nation among Division III teams in punt returns in 1997 and fifth nationally in kickoff returns in 2002. Adam King led the nation in total offense in 2002 and 2004 as HPU was rated fifth and third in the country, respectively. Prior to his stint at HPU, Mayper coached wide receivers and specialists at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark., from 1994-96. Mayper received his bachelor's degree in kinesiology and mathematics from Sam Houston State University in 1994 and his master's of education in kinesiology from Southern Arkansas in 1995. He was a wide receiver and punter at Sam Houston before a knee injury cut short his career, leading to a position as a graduate assistant under retired Bearkat coach Ron Randleman. Mayper was a three-sport letterwinner in football, soccer and track at Elsik High School in Houston, where he graduated from in 1989. He and his wife Theresa have been married for 13 years and have two daughters, Myka and Mia.
Guest coachacola Posted July 15, 2008 Report Posted July 15, 2008 Mayper received his bachelor's degree in kinesiology and mathematics from Sam Houston State University in 1994 and his master's of education in kinesiology from Southern Arkansas in 1995. He was a wide receiver and punter at Sam Houston before a knee injury cut short his career, leading to a position as a graduate assistant under retired Bearkat coach Ron Randleman. That's why TexasTerror had an idea of who this guy was.
Guest coachacola Posted July 16, 2008 Report Posted July 16, 2008 Woodard adds former Navarro assistant to football staff at Lamar By PERRYN KEYS July, 15, 2008 BEAUMONT - Brian Mayper is about to buy a house in Jefferson County, and he already has a local cell phone number. So in case you're wondering, yes, Mayper kind of knew he was going to join Ray Woodard's staff at Lamar University. "Yes, I did," Mayper said. "We had already discussed it when Ray got the job." Mayper was officially welcomed as Lamar's third assistant football coach Tuesday, joining Will Richard and Bobby McGallion on a staff that has three openings left. Woodard - hired May 19 as the Cardinals' first head football coach in almost 20 years - said he hasn't assigned positions to any of his three assistants yet. This much is certain: Mayper will serve as the No. 2 man at Lamar, acting as associate head coach in addition to his other duties. It's a role Mayper knows well. Mayper, 37, spent last season as associate head coach and special-teams coordinator under Woodard at Navarro College, their previous stop. Mayper has coached every offensive position during his career; he said he expects to oversee the offense in some capacity as the Cardinals build a football team from scratch. "I'm excited about having Brian Mayper come on board," Woodard said in a statement. "He was invaluable to our success at Navarro College last season, and I know he will be an instrumental asset for us at Lamar." Mayper played sparingly at Sam Houston State because of a knee injury, but he earned his degree from the Southland Conference school in 1994 and started his coaching career there as a graduate assistant. Mayper moved on to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark., from 1994-96, where he coached wide receivers and specialists. His next stop was his longest. From 1996-2005, Mayper was the co-offensive coordinator and special teams coach at Howard Payne University, a Division III school in Brownwood. He then spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and special teams coach at Frisco High School before moving to Navarro last season. Mayper said he has strong recruiting ties to the southwest Houston area, which he says will be important for the Cardinals. So far, Woodard and his three-person staff are a bit light on Division I experience; the men have spent most of their time in high schools, junior colleges or Division III schools. But Lamar still has three openings left. Woodard said he'd like to fill them by the end of the year, but he doesn't want to fill them with warm bodies. The moves could come toward the end of football season, when many quality assistants have either gotten canned or are looking for better places to go. In the meantime, Mayper, for his part, said he's not worried about the old lack-of-experience label. First, Woodard either played or coached on nearly every level, including stints in the NFL and NFL Europe. Second, last anyone heard, Mayper went to Sam Houston - which wasn't just a Division I-AA school; it will also be one of Lamar's rivals when the Cardinals begin conference play. "When you come down to it, the rules are pretty much the same on most levels," Mayper said. "If you're honest and if you do it right, it'll work out. That's the way we did it at Navarro. It's more about the individuals you have on staff more than where you've been." Lamar will start playing in 2010 as an independent and will likely join the Southland Conference in 2011. The Cardinals plan to sign their first batch of recruits in February. Those players will redshirt and practice their first year and prepare for 2010 - Lamar's first football season since the program died in 1989. Mayper said he and the other coaches on board have divvied up their recruiting areas - and yes, they're already recruiting. "We're splitting up the immediate area (Southeast Texas), going from there ⦠and re-confirming our other areas into the Houston area," Mayper said. "Basically, from here, we're watching video and deciding which guys we want to offer - just like the rest of the Southland Conference." Presumably, if Mayper likes what he sees in a prospect, he'll call the kid from his local cell phone. Source: Beaumont Enterprise
Guest mffl Posted July 16, 2008 Report Posted July 16, 2008 Terror, since you know so much about FCS football, do you know anything on him? Is he a good coach?
TexasTerror Posted July 16, 2008 Report Posted July 16, 2008 Terror, since you know so much about FCS football, do you know anything on him? Is he a good coach? I'll be honest -- this is not the coach I was hearing is heading to Lamar. You guys still have another on way... ;D
Guest tigersvoice Posted July 16, 2008 Report Posted July 16, 2008 Woodard adds former Navarro assistant to football staff at Lamar By PERRYN KEYS July, 15, 2008 BEAUMONT - Brian Mayper is about to buy a house in Jefferson County, and he already has a local cell phone number. So in case you're wondering, yes, Mayper kind of knew he was going to join Ray Woodard's staff at Lamar University. "Yes, I did," Mayper said. "We had already discussed it when Ray got the job." Mayper was officially welcomed as Lamar's third assistant football coach Tuesday, joining Will Richard and Bobby McGallion on a staff that has three openings left. Woodard - hired May 19 as the Cardinals' first head football coach in almost 20 years - said he hasn't assigned positions to any of his three assistants yet. This much is certain: Mayper will serve as the No. 2 man at Lamar, acting as associate head coach in addition to his other duties. It's a role Mayper knows well. Mayper, 37, spent last season as associate head coach and special-teams coordinator under Woodard at Navarro College, their previous stop. Mayper has coached every offensive position during his career; he said he expects to oversee the offense in some capacity as the Cardinals build a football team from scratch. "I'm excited about having Brian Mayper come on board," Woodard said in a statement. "He was invaluable to our success at Navarro College last season, and I know he will be an instrumental asset for us at Lamar." Mayper played sparingly at Sam Houston State because of a knee injury, but he earned his degree from the Southland Conference school in 1994 and started his coaching career there as a graduate assistant. Mayper moved on to Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, Ark., from 1994-96, where he coached wide receivers and specialists. His next stop was his longest. From 1996-2005, Mayper was the co-offensive coordinator and special teams coach at Howard Payne University, a Division III school in Brownwood. He then spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and special teams coach at Frisco High School before moving to Navarro last season. Mayper said he has strong recruiting ties to the southwest Houston area, which he says will be important for the Cardinals. So far, Woodard and his three-person staff are a bit light on Division I experience; the men have spent most of their time in high schools, junior colleges or Division III schools. But Lamar still has three openings left. Woodard said he'd like to fill them by the end of the year, but he doesn't want to fill them with warm bodies. The moves could come toward the end of football season, when many quality assistants have either gotten canned or are looking for better places to go. In the meantime, Mayper, for his part, said he's not worried about the old lack-of-experience label. First, Woodard either played or coached on nearly every level, including stints in the NFL and NFL Europe. Second, last anyone heard, Mayper went to Sam Houston - which wasn't just a Division I-AA school; it will also be one of Lamar's rivals when the Cardinals begin conference play. "When you come down to it, the rules are pretty much the same on most levels," Mayper said. "If you're honest and if you do it right, it'll work out. That's the way we did it at Navarro. It's more about the individuals you have on staff more than where you've been." Lamar will start playing in 2010 as an independent and will likely join the Southland Conference in 2011. The Cardinals plan to sign their first batch of recruits in February. Those players will redshirt and practice their first year and prepare for 2010 - Lamar's first football season since the program died in 1989. Mayper said he and the other coaches on board have divvied up their recruiting areas - and yes, they're already recruiting. "We're splitting up the immediate area (Southeast Texas), going from there … and re-confirming our other areas into the Houston area," Mayper said. "Basically, from here, we're watching video and deciding which guys we want to offer - just like the rest of the Southland Conference." Presumably, if Mayper likes what he sees in a prospect, he'll call the kid from his local cell phone. Source: Beaumont Enterprise Maybe this has been corrected but I did not see it if so, but it is NOT Bobby McGallion on the Lamar Staff, it is younger brother Craig McGallion. Bobby is still Athletic Director and Head Football Coach at Silsbee High School.
HoopInsider_Cooper Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 Turning into the Lamar Bulldogs. Starting QB in '10 will be former WO-S QB and current soph @ Navarro, Andre Bevil.
Guest abovetherim Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 HoopInsider_Cooper, I hope you are right because Andre Bevil is a STUD!
KFDM COOP Posted July 17, 2008 Author Report Posted July 17, 2008 Yes he is!! That's the word, he'll be the first QB.
Guest abovetherim Posted July 17, 2008 Report Posted July 17, 2008 Thank you, God!!! If we land Andre Bevil there are others to follow as athletes want to play on the same team as other athletes. I bet this will lead directly to at least 5 other signees. Let's see 1. TE 2. Couple of WR's 3. Couple RB's If they are smart, a couple O-lineman because Andre Bevil can make them look good as he can run and throw on the run. So, 4. A couple O-lineman. Andre Bevil Dual-threat quarterback Orange (TX) West Orange-Stark Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 170 lbs Forty: 4.5 secs Class: 2007 (High School) Rivals.com Rating: 5.2 (About) Position Ranking: NR Houston Oklahoma State Rice http://houston.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?Sport=1&pr_key=58850 http://texasprepxtra.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=82137
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