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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Football
LaMar Morgan
- Title:
- Cornerbacks
Morgan, a 14-year college assistant coach who coordinated defenses for two years at Louisiana-Lafayette from 2022-23, spent the last two seasons at Michigan, where he served as defensive pass game coordinator and defensive backs coach.
Last season, the Michigan defense registered 13 interceptions and ranked 21st nationally in total defense and 16th in scoring defense through the regular season. Morgan mentored cornerback Zeke Berry to second-team All-Big Ten honors, while cornerback Jyaire Hill, safety Brandyn Hillman and safety TJ Metcalf all received honorable mention all-league acclaim.
In 2024, his first season with the Wolverines, Morgan oversaw a unit that allowed fewer than 260 passing yards to 10 of 13 opponents and contributed to an overall defense that ranked 10th nationally in yards allowed (307.0 per game) and 19th in points allowed (19.9 per contest). He tutored cornerback Will Johnson, who earned second-team All-America and All-Big Ten honors after registering two interceptions returned for a touchdown and five pass breakups in just six games.
As defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Louisiana-Lafayette from 2022-23, Morgan guided a Ragin’ Cajuns unit that ranked 49th nationally in total defense (361.7 yards per game), 36th in scoring defense (22.8 points per game), 50th in rushing defense (141.6 yards per game) and 19th in takeaways (23) in 2022 and ranked 26th in takeaways (22) in 2023.
Morgan also served as cornerbacks coach at ULL from 2019-20. In all four of his seasons on staff, the Ragin' Cajun secondary registered double-digit interceptions (10, 16, 15, 13). He helped improve a defensive unit that ranked 55th in passing yards allowed, 110th in pass efficiency defense, 105th in scoring, and 97th in total defense before his arrival to sixth in passing defense, second in passing efficiency, 31st in scoring defense, and 33rd in total defense by the end of the 2020 campaign.
Between his stints at ULL, Morgan spent one year as cornerbacks coach at Vanderbilt (2021), returning to the school where he began his career as a graduate assistant. The Commodores improved from six interceptions in the 2019 and ’20 seasons combined to 13 interceptions in 2021 and posted a top-30 red zone defense.
Morgan coached safeties from 2016-18 at Louisiana-Monroe (2016-17) and Houston (2018). During his time at ULM, the Warhawks ranked 16th nationally in passing defense in 2016 and 20th in interceptions in 2017. In 2018, Houston ranked 20th in the country with its 24 takeaways, a figure that included 14 interceptions (ranked 24th).
Morgan’s first full-time job was as the secondary coach at Western Carolina from 2014-15. The Catamounts ranked fifth in the FCS in pass defense with 11 interceptions in 2014, the program’s most in five years.
Morgan began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for two seasons at Vanderbilt (2012-13). He worked with the Sam linebackers and nickelbacks, helping guide the team to consecutive 9-4 records and bowl game appearances. In 2012, the Commodores finished 19th nationally in total defense, 15th in scoring defense, 14th in passing defense, 13th in interceptions, and sixth in pass efficiency defense. The following year in 2013, the unit ranked 23rd in total defense, passing defense and pass efficiency defense, and 13th in interceptions.
A product of Copperas Cove, Texas, Morgan played four years at ULL (2003, '05-'07) and appeared in 40 games at safety. A four-year letterwinner and starter for the Ragin’ Cajuns, he totaled 111 career tackles, including four for loss, four interceptions and six pass breakups. He was a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and a two-time member of the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List and a five-time member of the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.
Morgan and his wife, Jazen, have four children: daughter Kroix, twins Krue (son) and Kalais (daughter), and son Kross.
Last season, the Michigan defense registered 13 interceptions and ranked 21st nationally in total defense and 16th in scoring defense through the regular season. Morgan mentored cornerback Zeke Berry to second-team All-Big Ten honors, while cornerback Jyaire Hill, safety Brandyn Hillman and safety TJ Metcalf all received honorable mention all-league acclaim.
In 2024, his first season with the Wolverines, Morgan oversaw a unit that allowed fewer than 260 passing yards to 10 of 13 opponents and contributed to an overall defense that ranked 10th nationally in yards allowed (307.0 per game) and 19th in points allowed (19.9 per contest). He tutored cornerback Will Johnson, who earned second-team All-America and All-Big Ten honors after registering two interceptions returned for a touchdown and five pass breakups in just six games.
As defensive coordinator and secondary coach at Louisiana-Lafayette from 2022-23, Morgan guided a Ragin’ Cajuns unit that ranked 49th nationally in total defense (361.7 yards per game), 36th in scoring defense (22.8 points per game), 50th in rushing defense (141.6 yards per game) and 19th in takeaways (23) in 2022 and ranked 26th in takeaways (22) in 2023.
Morgan also served as cornerbacks coach at ULL from 2019-20. In all four of his seasons on staff, the Ragin' Cajun secondary registered double-digit interceptions (10, 16, 15, 13). He helped improve a defensive unit that ranked 55th in passing yards allowed, 110th in pass efficiency defense, 105th in scoring, and 97th in total defense before his arrival to sixth in passing defense, second in passing efficiency, 31st in scoring defense, and 33rd in total defense by the end of the 2020 campaign.
Between his stints at ULL, Morgan spent one year as cornerbacks coach at Vanderbilt (2021), returning to the school where he began his career as a graduate assistant. The Commodores improved from six interceptions in the 2019 and ’20 seasons combined to 13 interceptions in 2021 and posted a top-30 red zone defense.
Morgan coached safeties from 2016-18 at Louisiana-Monroe (2016-17) and Houston (2018). During his time at ULM, the Warhawks ranked 16th nationally in passing defense in 2016 and 20th in interceptions in 2017. In 2018, Houston ranked 20th in the country with its 24 takeaways, a figure that included 14 interceptions (ranked 24th).
Morgan’s first full-time job was as the secondary coach at Western Carolina from 2014-15. The Catamounts ranked fifth in the FCS in pass defense with 11 interceptions in 2014, the program’s most in five years.
Morgan began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for two seasons at Vanderbilt (2012-13). He worked with the Sam linebackers and nickelbacks, helping guide the team to consecutive 9-4 records and bowl game appearances. In 2012, the Commodores finished 19th nationally in total defense, 15th in scoring defense, 14th in passing defense, 13th in interceptions, and sixth in pass efficiency defense. The following year in 2013, the unit ranked 23rd in total defense, passing defense and pass efficiency defense, and 13th in interceptions.
A product of Copperas Cove, Texas, Morgan played four years at ULL (2003, '05-'07) and appeared in 40 games at safety. A four-year letterwinner and starter for the Ragin’ Cajuns, he totaled 111 career tackles, including four for loss, four interceptions and six pass breakups. He was a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and a two-time member of the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List and a five-time member of the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll.
Morgan and his wife, Jazen, have four children: daughter Kroix, twins Krue (son) and Kalais (daughter), and son Kross.
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