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6B • Concordia Sentinel • July 14, 2021 www.concordiasentinel.com www.concordiasentinel.com July 14, 2021 • Concordia Sentinel • 5B Jag coaches named Southern University interim head football Additionally, center James Empey earned Foot- coach Jason Rollins announced the rest of his ball Writers Association of America Freshman 2021 staff on Thursday. All-America honors, Brady Christensen earned It is, as follows: Freshman All-America (second team) honors Ryan Pugh – Offensive Line Coach / Run and tackle Austin Hoyt was named to the Phil Game Coordinator Steele All-Independent Team. Darren Drago – Defensive Line Coach Prior to joining the staff at BYU, Pugh spent Wilbert Gilmore, Jr. – Special Teams Coordi- the previous two seasons at UTSA coaching the nator / Defensive Ends Coach offensive line. Under Pugh, the Roadrunner of- L’Damian Washington – Wide Receivers fensive line led the way for a unit that scored a Coach program-best 379 points en route to the school’s Blake Yorloff – Defensive Backs Coach first bowl game in history, the 2016 New Mexico “I’m excited to announce our staff,” said Rol- Bowl. lins. “We have hit the ground running and been In 2015, Pugh coached at LSU with the of- working hard as Southern is the Standard. I feel fensive line. The Tigers went 9-3 and finished we have put together a great staff that can help No. 16 nationally. The offensive line blocked for our players maximize their entire collegiate ex- a running game ranked seventh nationally and DENNIS SHAVER was honored as state’s top coach. (Photo courtesy LSU) perience and help develop champions on and off tops in the SEC at 256.8 yards per game. the field! Pugh spent the 2014 season at Cincinnati as Ryan Pugh – Offensive Line Coach / Run a graduate assistant. He helped tutor first-team Shaver earns top honor Game Coordinator all-conference selections offensive tackle Eric NEW ORLEANS – Dennis letes in the state on July 20 and “It means a lot because there Ryan Pugh comes to the bluff after serving Lefeld and offensive guard Parker Ehlinger as Shaver, who directed the LSU 21. have been so many times we’ve as the offensive coordinator and offensive line the Bearcats went 9-4. Prior to Cincinnati, Pugh men’s track and field team to Shaver, in his 17th year at the been second at this meet,” coach at Troy University. A four-year starter and was at Virginia Tech in 2013 and helped the Hok- the NCAA Outdoor Champi- head of the LSU track and field Shaver said after the outdoor All-American at Auburn, Pugh joined the Troy ies earn another bowl trip and 8-5 overall record. onship, has been selected as programs, directed the Tigers championship. “To be able to staff following one season as the offensive line Pugh started his coaching career as a gradu- the Allstate Sugar Bowl’s Col- to tremendous success in 2020- win it is pretty exciting. We coach at BYU in addition to coaching stops at ate assistant at his alma mater, Auburn, in 2012. legiate Coach of the Year for 21. The pinnacle of the year came out here and dominated LSU, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Auburn and UT- Pugh helped eventual Rimington Trophy winner Louisiana. The Greater New came at the NCAA Outdoor the meet in a lot of ways and San Antonio. Reese Dismukes and 2014 NFL Draft second Orleans Sports Awards Com- Track & Field Championships that made it special for us.” In his first season at Troy, the Trojans topped overall pick offensive tackle Greg Robinson. mittee, sponsored by the All- when the LSU men’s track the 500-yard mark in total offense on six differ- A four-year letterwinner at Auburn from 2007- state Sugar Bowl, selects annu- team captured its first nation- Shaver’s success was not ent occasions to tie the program’s DI record and 2010, Pugh earned All-America honors as a se- al award winners in a variety of al championship since 2002 limited to that one outdoor scored 35-plus points eight times; the second nior and was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy. categories; it also selects Ama- after which he was named the team – the LSU women also most in program history and fourth most in Sun He was a three-time All-SEC selection and was teur Athletes of the Month and Co-National Men’s Coach of earned a sixth-place national Belt Conference history. The Trojans finished the starting center for the Tigers’ 2010 national each year’s Hall of Fame class. the Year by the USTFCCCA. finish despite suffering criti- ninth nationally in passing offense (313.2), 25th championship team. Overall, 23 individuals and two The Tigers had a dominating cal injuries during the nation- in scoring offense (33.8) and 18th in total offense A native of Hoover, Alabama, Pugh graduated teams will be honored for their performance at the national al meet. During the indoor (456.3). In his first season at BYU, the Cougars cum laude with his bachelor’s degree in building 2020-21 achievements at the meet as they tallied 84 points season, LSU’s men notched a improved their scoring output by more than 10 science from Auburn in 2012. Darren Drago – Greater New Orleans Sports to easily outpace second-place second-place national finish points per game, their rushing total by more Defensive Line Coach Hall of Fame Awards Banquet Oregon’s 53 points. LSU won while the women finished third than 20 yards per game and their total offensive Drago comes to the bluff after serving as the on July 24. Honorees are be- six events at the national cham- – the only school with a pair of output by more than 39 yards per game. BYU Linebackers Coach and Defensive Line Coach ing announced over a period pionship – the only school to top-three finishes. He was also finished 35th nationally with 27 rushing touch- at UTSA. Before he arrived at UTSA he was the of 23 days, wrapping up with surpass that was Ohio State recognized as the NCAA South downs on the season after finding the end zone defensive coordinator at University of Arkansas the Corbett Awards for the top in 1936 when Jesse Owens Central Region Coach of the just 12 times on the ground before Pugh’s arrival. Monticello. male and female amateur ath- snagged four golds himself. Year for both men’s and wom- Miller aids USA victory In a game that came down to LSU this spring after his fresh- USA, recording a team-high- the wire, the USA men (7-0) man season at Illinois, had a tying 16 points, four rebounds, continued with their balanced good sheet for the champion- three steals and one block; team efforts and unselfish play ship game, playing 22 minutes. while Kenneth Lofton Jr. (Lou- to hold off France (5-2) 83- He hit four field goals, all four isiana Tech/Port Arthur, Tex- 81 and win the gold medal on free throw attempts and finished as) also had 16 points, seven Sunday at the 2021 FIBA U19 with 12 points, four rebounds, rebounds, two assists and one World Cup for Men in Riga, two assists and three steals. steal. Miller added 12 points; Latvia. The USA surrendered the Mike Miles (TCU/Lancaster, That team included LSU lead at the 8:26 mark of the Texas) contributed 11 points, transfer Adam Miller who second quarter after a 3-pointer seven rebounds six assists and a scored in double figures in the from France and wouldn’t re- game-high four steals; and Chet championship game. gain an advantage until late in Holmgren chipped in 10 points, With the win, the Americans the fourth quarter when adjust- two rebounds and five assists. claimed back-to-back gold ments were made. The USA dished out 18 as- medals at the FIBA U19 World “Defensively we got the stops, sists in the game, forced France Cup and have won gold in four so that’s what helped us, and on into 16 turnovers, which led to of the past five U19 World offense we tried to go down low 21 points, and outscored its op- Cup events (2021, 2019, 2015, to Kenny (Lofton Jr.) late,” said ponent 44-22 in the paint. The 2013). The USA also has won Dixon. “We didn’t handle the USA finished the 2021 FIBA 14 consecutive games at the pressure well, and they were re- U19 World Cup with the most event dating back to 2017. ally aggressive and really phys- total points (665), assists (177) “We battled. We were worn ical on balls screens, drives and and blocked shots (53) and down, but we battled down the denials, and we didn’t handle third in rebounds (351). stretch and found a way, so I am it well. But, really our defense The USA basketball team proud of them,” said USA head got it done down the stretch, we advanced to the quarterfinals coach Jamie Dixon (TCU). took away the 3 and kept them figure scoring game of the tour- “That is a really good France off the foul line.” nament. team that really responded, The Americans regained the The USA defeated South Ko- competed and played well to- lead at the 6:51 mark in the rea, 132-60, finishing with U19 gether. They (France) are ob- fourth quarter, taking a 69-68 men’s single-game records in viously very talented and well lead during an 11-0 run in the points (132), rebounds (62), as- coached and have been together final stanza.