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Who is Ryan Stanchek? La Salle HS grad is UTEP’s new co-offensive coordinator, per report

Ryan Stanchek, a former La Salle High School Lancers football standout, is the new co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Texas at El Paso, according to a report from ESPN college football writer Pete Thamel.

Stanchek spent one season as the offensive line coach for the Tulsa Golden Hurricane. Stanchek was hired at Tulsa in January 2023.

UTEP had hired Jared Kaster to be the Miners’ co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in December. But Kaster is leaving El Paso, per multiple reports, to take a job on Washington State’s coaching staff.

Kaster’s departure means Stanchek is reunited with UTEP head coach Scotty Walden, who hired Stanchek two years ago at Austin Peay to be co-offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.

Five things to know about Cincinnati native Stanchek:

Stanchek, 37, is a 2004 La Salle graduate.

Stanchek was first-team all-state, all-GCL and all-southwest Ohio, and a team captain for the Lancers.

“I think the people make the place,” Stanchek told The Enquirer in 2014. “La Salle’s definitely a place made by people. A lot of schools have great facilities and nice things but the people make the place.”

Stanchek played college football at West Virginia.

A four-year starter on the Mountaineers’ offensive line, Stanchek was a first-team all-Big East selection as a senior, and a second-team All-American. He finished his WVU career with 48 consecutive starts.

Stanchek signed with the Atlanta Falcons in 2009 as an undrafted free agent. He played for the Arena Football League’s Cleveland Gladiators before starting his coaching career.

Stanchek’s first coaching job was at Indiana, under then-Hoosiers head coach Kevin Wilson.

Stanchek was a grad assistant working with the offensive line during Wilson’s first three seasons as IU’s head coach.

Wilson, a former Miami University…


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Author : Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer

Publish date : 2024-02-27 08:36:29

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