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Mr. Jorge Munoz
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Home Phone: 337-257-1205 Assistant Football Coach Wide Receivers Football: Cajuns set to welcome new quarterbacks coach Cajuns set to welcome new quarterbacks coach It appears UL head football coach Rickey Bustle has found his new quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator. On Wednesday, UL director of athletics David Walker recommended to university president Ray Authement for Munoz to be hired. His hiring is pending approval by the UL system board of supervisors. “(UL’s coaches) just seemed like a good bunch of guys,” Munoz said Wednesday morning while packing up his EIU office. “I’m just looking forward to being able to fit in. I think coach Bustle expects you to work hard and will treat you fair.” Munoz, 33, said he interviewed for the job last week. He replaces Blake Anderson, who left three weeks ago after one season as the Ragin’ Cajun offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to become the quarterbacks coach and running game coordinator at Southern Miss. Last season, Munoz was promoted to EIU’s offensive coordinator and previously serving as the program’s co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (2006) and wide receivers coach (2005). Under his direction last season, EIU ran a balanced offensive attack, averaging 382.8 yards per game (191.7 passing, 191.1 rushing) and 29 points per game. The Panthers went 8-4, advanced to the FCS playoffs for the third straight year and were ranked No. 15 in the final FCS Coaches poll. As co-offensive coordinator in 2006, Munoz called plays for an EIU team that ranked 18th in the nation in run offense and was first or second in the OVC in rushing offense, total offense and passing efficiency. UL finished sixth nationally last season in rushing yards per game (251.6) and became the first Sun Belt team to top 3,000 rushing yards as quarterback Michael Desormeaux and running back Tyrell Fenroy ran for 1,000 yards apiece. The Cajuns, though, ranked 115th out of 119 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams in passing yards per game (155.5) and went 3-9 after ranking near the bottom of the conference in scoring offense. Munoz, a 1998 graduate of Bethany (Kan.) College, understands what it takes to play quarterback. He was a two-time All-American at the position and played one year in the Arena Football League with the Albany (N.Y.) Firebirds. “I think (my playing experience) helps out a bunch,” Munoz said. “You can relate to the kid and the position he’s going to be in. It’s possible to relate to the expectations he faces because you’ve been in the fire and been in their shoes. “The big thing now is to find out what works best for our quarterback and set up a package for him.” Before his time at EIU, Munoz spent two seasons coaching wide receivers at Charleston Southern (2003-04). He has also coached at Anderson (Ind.) College (2001-02), Southeast Missouri State (1999-2000) and Bethany College (1997-98). At Southeast Missouri State, Munoz worked with current UL offensive line coach Ron Hudson. Munoz earned his first offensive coordinator position at NCAA Division III Anderson (Ind.) College (2001-02). His 2002 team set six offensive school records, ranked fifth in the nation in passing offense at 323 yards per game and averaged 33 points and 451 yards of offense per game. His 2001 team won the Heartland Collegiate Conference championship with the nation’s sixth-best passing offense. That team set 22 school records and averaged 36 points and 466 yards per game. Munoz does not think it will be a big adjustment moving up from the Ohio Valley Conference to the Sun Belt. “There’s only so many ways people can play defense against you,” he said. “At Eastern Illinois we played BYU, Hawaii and Purdue. The defensive looks are going to be no different than a Division III school. The only difference really is talent.” Last week, Bustle told The Daily Advertiser he had interviewed two candidates – former Alabama running backs coach Sparky Woods and one of UL’s current coaches, believed to be running backs coach Brian Jenkins – for the offensive coordinator opening. Bustle has not set a timetable for making a hire. On Wednesday, Woods said he had not heard from Bustle in a “few days.” Daily Advertiser, January 17, 2008.
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