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Lamar Signs 25 To Football NLI In First Class In 20 Years
Feb. 4, 2009
Lamar University head coach Ray Woodard and his staff announced that 25 student-athletes have signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Lamar beginning in the fall of 2009.
In what Woodard describes as a `line-heavy' group with 13 combined offensive and defensive linemen, the defense gained the most with 14 players, while the offense added 11 to its side of the ball.
"I thought our coaches did an outstanding job, and I was proud of the way they represented Lamar University in the schools and homes of the recruits and with their families," Woodard said. "They are all to be commended for their efforts.
"I like the fact that we have a lot of players up front," he added. "I think we got the best 25 players available to us. I like the mix of local and Houston-area players. They are a good mix of junior college and high school guys among the 32 total signees. Its only a start, but a great start."
From the day he was announced as Lamar's head coach in May, a point of emphasis was recruiting the Golden Triangle region of Southeast Texas. A total of eight players (11 if you count the three from Livingston) are from the historically talent-rich area, including four from Beaumont alone. An additional 11 are from the greater Houston area and one each from the Dallas-area, Mississippi and New York.
"I am proud of the Triangle players that signed with us, and there will be more to come in the future," Woodard said.
A group of seven mid-year junior college signees were announced in December. That group includes a player from the Golden Triangle and two from East Texas.
This class marks the first group of spring signees at Lamar since the 1989 signing class. The program was discontinued following the 1989 season. Lamar will return to the practice field beginning this fall with the first games coming the fall of 2010.
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