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Doug Aucoin enters his 18th season as LSU’s video coordinator in 2014 during which time he’s established himself as one of the leaders in his field. Aucoin has claimed SEC Video Coordinator of the Year four times, most recently in 2011 when the Tigers posted a 13-0 regular season mark and reached the BCS National Championship Game. Aucoin was also named the 2010 Bob Matey National Video Coordinator of the Year by the Collegiate Sports Video Association. The award, which is voted on by other video coordinators in the profession, is presented to the individual who possesses the qualities and attributes of the late Bob Matey, the former video coordinator at Texas A&M. Aucoin, who joined the Tigers in 1997 after a stint with Tulane, is responsible for analytical support of computer and video technologies including the taping of games and practices, opponent video exchange, self-scout and opponent breakdowns, and tape cut-ups used as a teaching tool. Aucoin also manages the computer network that the football coaches use for statistical analysis as well as selfscouting and the scouting of opponents. Another of Aucoin’s responsibilities is the production of a weekly highlight and motivational video for the football team. Aucoin oversees a staff of nine people, which includes two full-time assistants, one graduate assistant and six student assistants. Prior to working for Tulane, Aucoin was employed by the New Orleans Saints as an assistant to his brother, Albert, who was video director for the Saints. Their father, Erby, is a member of the Saints Hall of Fame for his pioneering analytical film work in the early years of the National Football League. A native of New Orleans, Aucoin graduated from Riverdale High School and the University of New Orleans, earning his degree in business administration in 1995. In the summer of 1998, Aucoin married the former Angela Bordelon and the couple has three children, Ryan, Shane and Chanler.
Charles Baglio Director of External Football Relations Charles Baglio, one of the most successful high school football coaches in Louisiana over the last 20 years of his coaching career, enters his 12th season with the LSU athletics department as the director of external relations for the Tiger football team. Baglio came to LSU in 2002 after coaching at Independence High School for 34 years, 22 of which as head coach. While at Independence, Baglio posted a head coaching record of 205-69. He won nine district titles and led his team to the state championship game twice. Baglio also had numerous players go on to play collegiate football, including former Tiger running back LaBrandon Toefield, who spent several seasons in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Carolina Panthers. Baglio, who goes by the nickname of “Coach Bags”, graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1967 with a degree in health and physical education and followed that with a master’s degree from SLU in 1973 in supervision and administration. Baglio, an avid golfer who regularly shoots in the 70s, is a native of Independence, La.
Andy Barker Senior Associate Athletic Trainer Andy Barker enters his 19th season as senior associate athletic trainer at LSU. Barker came to Baton Rouge following eight year on the athletic training staff at Florida State. At LSU, Barker has played an integral role in the designing and implementing a state-of-the-art computer tracking program that assists the staff in following the progress and rehabilitation of injuries. The program produces daily injury reports for a variety of sports and it also tracks and monitors purchasing and inventory as well as tracking insurance and medical bill payments. In April 2000, Barker received the Southeastern Athletic Trainers Association “Backbone” Award, which recognizes the top collegiate assistant athletic trainer from the seven states included in the Southeastern district of the National Athletic Trainers Association. A 1988 graduate of Clemson University, Barker became a graduate assistant trainer at Florida State in 1988. After two years as a graduate assistant, Barker was named an assistant athletic trainer at FSU in 1990 and served in that position until coming to LSU in August 1996. While at Florida State, Barker worked seven bowl games and served as host trainer for the 1995 NCAA Regional basketball tournament, seven NCAA regional baseball tournaments and the Junior Pan-American Games in 1990. Barker, a native of Clemson, S.C., enjoys playing golf in his spare time. He’s married to the former Andrea Conerly.
Dean Dingman Assistant Director of Football Operations Dean Dingman, a former All-America offensive lineman at Michigan, enters his third year as assistant director of football operations at LSU in 2014. Dingman originally joined the LSU staff in July of 2011, serving as an intern in the weight room before being elevated to his current role prior to the 2012 season. In his current position, Dingman works with Dr. Sam Nader on the day-to-day football operations, with emphasis on player development, academics while also serving as the NFL liaison for the Tigers. He’s also responsible for overseeing LSU Pro Day and the LSU Football Coaches Clinic. During the summer months, Dingman organizes a speaker series for the football team. A 1992 graduate of Michigan in sports management and communications, Dingman was a four-year starter at offensive guard for the Wolverines from 1987-90. During that span, Michigan won three Big 10 titles, playing in the Rose Bowl twice and the Gator Bowl one time. Dingman twice earned All-Big 10 honors and was named to the America
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Football Coaches Association and Sporting News All-America teams in 1990. A native of East Troy, Wis., Dingman was named to the prestigious USA Today All-USA Football Team in 1986 as an offensive lineman at East Troy High School. He then went on to become just the third true freshman in Michigan history to start on the offensive line for the Wolverines. Dingman was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. He spent the 1991 season on Pittsburgh’s injured reserve list.
Brian Johnson Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coordinator Brian Johnson, a member of LSU’s 2003 national championship team, returned to his alma mater in the summer of 2012 as assistant strength and conditioning coach under Tommy Moffitt. Johnson, a 2006 graduate of LSU, spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as an assistant strength coach at Florida State before taking over as the head strength coach at Akron in March of 2012. Prior to entering the strength and conditioning profession, Johnson spent three years in the NFL playing for Arizona, Tampa Bay and Baltimore. As a player for the Tigers, Johnson started 26 games on the offensive line during his LSU career. A four-year letterwinner for the Tigers, Johnson helped LSU to a 44-8 record during his career.
Steve Kragthorpe Special Assistant to Head Coach/Chief of Staff Steve Kragthorpe, who spent seven years as the head coach at Tulsa and Louisville, enters his fourth year on the LSU staff in 2014. After serving as quarterbacks coach during his first two years with the Tigers, Kragthorpe moved to the role of special assistant to the head coach and chief of staff for the LSU football program in 2013. He will serve in the same capacity in 2014. Among his responsibilities for the Tigers include overseeing and mentoring LSU’s graduate assistants and interns; self-scouting of the LSU football team; assist head coach with communication and coordination of all support groups within the football program. Kragthorpe joined the Tigers in January of 2011 and was originally tabbed as LSU’s offensive coordinator. However, Kragthorpe relinquished that role before the start of fall practice after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Kragthorpe remained as LSU’s quarterbacks coach in 2011 and 2012 helping the Tigers to the school’s first 13-0 regular season in school history in 2011 followed by a 10-3 mark in 2012. Kragthorpe broke into the head coaching ranks in 2003 at Tulsa where he resurrected the Golden Hurricane program. Prior to his arrival in 2003, Tulsa had suffered through 11 straight seasons with a losing record. In his first year, Kragthorpe guided Tulsa to an 8-5 record and an appearance in the Humanitarian Bowl, which was the first postseason game for the Golden Hurricane since 1991. He was named WAC Coach of the Year in 2003, a season that saw Tulsa post the biggest turnaround in college football, going from 1-11 in 2002 to 8-5 in 2003. Kragthorpe was also a finalist for the Bear Bryant and Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Awards in 2003. Two years later in 2005, Kragthorpe led Tulsa to the Conference USA title with a 9-4 record and a 44-27 win over UCF in the C-USA Championship Game. Tulsa capped the 2005 season with a 31-24 victory over Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl, the first bowl victory for the Golden Hurricane since a 28-17 win over San Diego State in the 1991 Freedom Bowl. In his fourth and final season at Tulsa in 2006, the Golden Hurricane went 8-5 and earned a berth in the Armed Forces Bowl. In four years at Tulsa, Kragthorpe went 29-22 and became only the second coach in school history to lead the Golden Hurricane to three bowl games. Kragthorpe took over as head coach at Louisville in 2007, coaching the Cardinals for three years, going 15-21. In seven years as a collegiate head coach, Kragthorpe has a 44-43 overall mark. As a player, Kragthorpe spent two years at Eastern New Mexico before transferring to West Texas State. As a senior at West Texas State in 1987, he started 11 games and threw for 1,980 yards and nine touchdowns. Kragthorpe graduated from West Texas State (now West Texas A&M) in 1988 and then added a Master’s degree in business administration from Oregon State in 1989. Kragthorpe, a native of Missoula, Mont., and his wife Cynthia, have three sons – Chris, Brad and Nik. Chris is a graduate assistant with the LSU football team, Brad is a backup quarterback for the Tigers, while Nik is a student assistant in the LSU Sports information Department.
Jack Marucci Director of Athletic Training A leader in the field of athletic training, Jack Marucci enters his 19th season as director of athletic training at LSU. Since joining the Tigers, Marucci’s leadership and vision has moved LSU to the forefront of athletic training at the collegiate level. As director of athletic training, Marucci oversees the athletic training operation for all 21 varsity sports, which includes supervising a staff of six full-time trainers and 10 graduate assistants. An experienced trainer with a strong background in collegiate athletics, Marucci helped design the Broussard Center for Athletic Training at Tiger Stadium as well as the one located in the Football Operations Building, which the football team operates out of on a daily basis. Marucci served as an assistant athletic trainer at Florida State from 1988-96, a stint that included eight bowl trips with the Seminoles. While in Tallahassee, he also served as the host trainer for two NCAA regional baseball tournaments. Marucci graduated from West Virginia in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and then gained his master’s from Alabama in 1988, serving as a graduate assistant trainer for the Crimson Tide from 1986-88. He also worked with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1987 and the Cleveland Browns in 1985. Off the field, Marucci has mastered the art of crafting wooden baseball bats and founded his own company, the Marucci Bat Company. The bat company, which originally started with a workshop in his backyard, now has hundreds