A Louisiana native, Michael Thompson crosses state lines and into the collegiate coaching ranks after enjoying eight successful seasons as a high school football coach in the state of Louisiana. Most recently, Thompson, who played collegiately as a wide receiver at Louisiana College, served as an assistant head coach and passing game coordinator in charge of wide receivers at Edna Karr High School in New Orleans.
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In his five seasons at Edna Karr, Thompson’s passing attacks helped the Cougars tally a 62-7 record overall, a 16-0 record in 4A District play and capture back-to-back-to-back LHSAA Division II State Titles from 2017 to 2019. Thompson coached for one season (2016) at Northside High School in Lafayette and for two seasons (2014-2015) at Peabody Magnet High School in Alexandria.
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Thompson has mentored over a dozen wide receivers that went on to play collegiately. While at Edna Karr, five of Thompson’s wide outs went on to play Division I football.
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Prior to joining the high school coaching ranks, Thompson competed for two seasons with the indoor East Texas Timber Rattlers where he recorded 56 catches for 886 yards and ten touchdowns.
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Thompson received his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a Business Administration minor from Louisiana College in 2014. In March of 2019, he earned a Master of Education in Special Education from Grand Canyon University.
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