Woodard Names Three Assistants Coaches, Including Two Coordinators

BEAUMONT, Texas - Lamar football coach Ray Woodard announced the hiring of the final three full-time assistant coaches, including both the offensive and defensive coordinators.

Woodard completed his staff with coordinator's Roger Hinshaw (defensive) and Tommy Mainord (offensive), and offensive coach James Brown.

Hinshaw came to Lamar following a one-year stay as the assistant director of football operations at Duke under Ted Roof. Prior to his stint in Durham, he enjoyed a 23-year coaching relationship with Ken Hatfield, working alongside the national coach of the year at Air Force (1983), Arkansas (1984-89), Clemson (1990-93) and Rice (1994-05). Over those 23 seasons, Hatfield and Hinshaw helped the four respective programs to a combined record of 138-101-3 with 10 bowl game appearances and four conference championships.  Hinshaw spent the 2006 season as the defensive coordinator at Angleton (Texas) High School.

A native of Burlington, N.C., and 1972 graduate of Appalachian State University, Hinshaw started his coaching career at Watauga High School in Boone, N.C., serving two years as an assistant coach. After one year as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, he served stints at Newton County (Ga.) HS and Newnan (Ga.) HS. Hinshaw then made a four-year stop at West Alabama as the secondary coach and defensive coordinator before joining Hatfield in Colorado Springs at the Air Force Academy.

While at Rice, his primary recruiting areas included east Texas and Louisiana. He coached linebackers for 12 of his 13 years at Rice, including Brandon Green, who developed into an NFL draft pick in 2002. All told, six players earned all-conference honors seven times at Rice.

During his time at Arkansas with Hatfield, outside linebacker Levon Kirkland was a finalist for the Butkus Award in 1990 and earned all-America recognition in 1991.

"I recruited the Golden Triangle for 12 years and have many good friends in the high school coaching ranks in the area also way new it would be good to have Lamar football back," Hinshaw said. "Getting to create the culture around this era of Lamar football is an exciting thing."

"Roger brings a wealth of Division I experience," Woodard said. "He is someone I have known for a long time and I know that he will do a great job."

Mainord joins the Lamar program after three seasons at Sam Houston State, where he coached running backs and wide receivers while recruiting west Houston for the Bearkats.

Mainord coached D.D. Terry who rushed for a school-record 1,328 yards to rank seventh nationally among football championship subdivision schools and led the Southland Conference with 132.8 yards per game. He was also a first team All-Southland pick and one of 16 finalists for the Walter Payton Award as the Division I FCS Offensive Player of the Year.

Mainord came to Sam Houston after working the six years as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Tarleton State. He served as a student assistant and graduate assistant before taking over as quarterbacks and running backs coach for the Texans in 2002.

In 2004, he coached both quarterbacks and running backs, including Derrick Ross who earned NCAA Division II honorable mention All-America honors and was an NCAA All-Region and All-Lone Star Conference first team selection as well. Mainord produced two All-Lone Star Conference running backs in 2003 (Joe Morrison and Carl Steward) as the Texans went 8-4 to claim a second consecutive Lone Star Conference North Division title. Morrison was a first team selection while Steward earned second team honors.

Tarleton State rolled up 1,773 yards and scored 24 touchdowns on the ground in 2001 as the Texans went 10-3 to earn a No. 10 national ranking and advance to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals. In 2000, Mainord's running backs gained more than 1,675 yards.

Mainord's father, Carlos, coached in the National Football League for Chicago, New Orleans, Carolina, and Saint Louis, and now is safeties coach at Texas Tech. He joined the Texan football program as a student assistant coach in 1999. Mainord earned both a bachelor's degree in health and sports science (2000) and a masters degree in education (2001) from Tarleton State.

"Tommy comes from a great football family and I have known both him and his father for a long time," Woodard said. "He brings Southland Conference experience with him and should do a great job both on and off the field."

"This is a real exciting opportunity to come to Lamar University," Mainord said. "The excitement around the new football program was something I just couldn't pass up. I appreciate coach Woodard giving me the opportunity as the offensive coordinator. It's a goal I set for myself a long time ago."

Brown has spent the majority of the last six years playing professionally in NFL Europe and the Arena Football League after a standout career at the University of Texas. He played for the Scottish Claymores in 2002 - the same time Woodard was the defensive coordinator - and led the Frankfurt Galaxy to the World Bowl title in 2003.

He played four years of arena ball with Nashville, leading the Kats to the Arena Bowl in 2000 and 2001, a year with San Jose and a year with Georgia. From 2003-05 he was the offensive coordinator at Hyde Park Baptist in Austin where the team reached the TAPPS state semifinals all three years. He played for the CenTex Barracudas of the Intense Football League as a midseason replacement and led the team to a six wins in eight games and a spot in the league semifinals.

Brown earned his bachelor's degree in management from Texas in 2000 and is also a licensed real estate appraiser who has run an income tax business in the Austin area.

Brown was a four-year letterwinner at Texas and finished his career with 30 school records, including passing yards (7,638), total offense (8,049) and touchdown passes (53). In 1997 he became the first UT quarterback in 20 years to earn first-team All-Southwest Conference honors en route to leading the Longhorns to the final SWC championship, a 10-2-1 record, and a berth in the Sugar Bowl. He was also named SWC Offensive Player of the Year that season.

Brown graduated from West Brook HS in Beaumont in 1993 and was a two-sport star in football and basketball. The football program went 20-0 during his two seasons as a starter, while on the basketball court he became just the second tenth grader to play on the varsity team in school history.

"I am excited about James coming on board for many reasons," added Woodard. "He played his high school ball at West Brook and his college ball at the University of Texas. I am familiar with him and his skills from our time in NFL Europe together. He will be invaluable to us as a recruiter and a coach."

"This is a dream come true for me," Brown said. "I will use all my efforts to keep the strong local talent of the Golden Triangle in the area."

This completes the six full-time assistant coaches allowed by the NCAA for schools at the Football Championship Subdivision level. The three prior assistants on staff include assistant head coach Brian Mayper and assistants Craig McGallion and Will Richard.

 "I think this staff compliments us in every area," according to Woodard. "This is a diverse staff that will bring fresh ideas to the program. I am looking forward to building relationships with each and every one of them."