Louisiana Christian University moves quickly to replace Drew Maddox with Hall of Famer
Louisiana Christian University Hall of Famer Ben McLaughlin is expected to be named football coach at LCU on Thursday, the Town Talk has learned.
McLaughlin will replace Drew Maddox, who recently accepted a position as defensive line coach at Southeast Missouri State in the Big-South-Ohio Valley Conference. Maddox was 22-16 in four seasons with the Wildcats.
Currently a coordinator at Alexandria Senior High, McLaughlin finished his LCU career under Dennis Dunn as the school’s most prolific passer with 12,055 career yards, the most in American Southwest Conference history. He also recorded the league’s most touchdown passes with 111 in his career.
McLaughlin was the 2010 ASC Male Athlete of the Year and the Melberger Trophy Award winner.
He was the 2009 and 2010 ASC Offensive Player of the Year and the 2010 LSWA All-Louisiana Offensive Player of the Year. For three years, he was an ASC Academic All-Conference selection while maintaining a 3.8 GPA and earning a Master’s in Education.
McLaughlin coached running backs at LC in 2011 and 2012 before going to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. He is married to LCU graduate Meagan Tison McLaughlin.
His LCU induction came in 2015.
Jimmy Watson covers Louisiana sports for the USA TODAY Network. Email him at jwatson@shreveporttimes.com and follow him on Twitter @JimmyWatson6.
This article originally appeared on Shreveport Times: LCU will replace Drew Maddox with the school's all-time leading passer
