Lamar S. Owens Jr.
(born September 6, 1983) is an
American football
coach and former
midshipman
and starting
quarterback
at the
United States Naval Academy
. He is the
cornerbacks
coach for
The Citadel
. He has coached at
Georgia Tech
and
Georgia Southern
.
Owens grew up in Savannah, Georgia, and attended Benedictine Military School.
In 2006, Owens, a 22-year-old senior, was charged under the
Uniform Code of Military Justice
(UCMJ) with raping a female midshipman. A court-martial panel found him not guilty of rape but guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and violating a direct order.
[1]
Rape trial
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At trial, presiding military judge Commander John A. Maksym determined that the superintendent of the Naval Academy, Vice-Admiral
Rodney P. Rempt
had made comments and sent emails that constituted an appearance of
unlawful command influence
and granted the defense additional peremptory challenges during jury selection.
[
citation needed
]
The court martial convicted Owens of two violations of the UCMJ, but sentenced him to "no punishment". He was not allowed to graduate, a decision that stirred some controversy.
[2]
On January 19, 2007, Vice Admiral Paul E. Sullivan affirmed the jury's decision to clear Owens of raping a female midshipman and impose no punishment for convictions of conduct unbecoming an officer and violating a military protective order.
[3]
Navy Secretary
Donald C. Winter
ruled his conduct "unsatisfactory" and ordered him discharged. On April 12, 2007, Owens was expelled. His education was valued at close to $136,000, but his debt was reduced to approximately $91,000 "in recognition of his noteworthy professional conduct", the Navy stated in a written statement.
[4]
Supporters launched an effort on his behalf including, letter-writing and lobbying in Annapolis and Washington.
[
citation needed
]
Fundamentals on the Field camp in 2014
Coaching career
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In 2010, Owens became an assistant coach at
Georgia Tech
under head coach
Paul Johnson
.
[5]
During his time at Georgia Tech, Owens served as the Community Service Director for the football team. In 2009 and 2010, Owens hosted summer camps in his hometown of Savannah.
[6]
For the past three years he has hosted a one-day summer camp, named Fundamentals on the Field on Georgia Tech’s campus in partnership with the Chick-fil-A Foundation and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
[7]
Owens also earned a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Scheller School of Business at Georgia Tech in August 2014. He has applied six sigma methodologies in every aspect of his coaching duties.
[8]
On February 19, 2016, Owens began attending the NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy in Tampa, FL.
[9]
In 2019, Owens became the wide receivers coach at
Georgia Southern
.
[10]
In December, Owens resigned his post as wide receivers coach at Georgia Southern.
[11]
[12]
In 2023, Owens became the
cornerbacks
coach for
The Citadel
.
[13]
References
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Doty, Cate (March 28, 2007).
"Midshipmen Accused of Misconduct on Cruise"
.
New York Times
. Retrieved
January 4,
2011
.
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McCaffrey, Raymond; Vogel, Steve (December 17, 2006).
"Case Stirs Criticism of Naval Academy Chief"
.
The Washington Post
.
- ^
McCaffrey, Raymond (January 19, 2007).
"Commander Supports Clearing Ex-Quarterback"
.
The Washington Post
.
- ^
Navy Times
:
Owens must pay $90K; no degree, commission," April 13, 2007
, accessed February 27, 2012;
New York Times
:
"Sports Briefing," April 14, 2007
, accessed February 27, 2012
- ^
"Lamar Owens is an assistant coach at Georgia Tech. Who knew?"
. militarytimes.com. 6 January 2010
. Retrieved
27 February
2012
.
- ^
"Success Sports Football Camp"
. wtoc.com
. Retrieved
1 January
2018
.
- ^
"Forging Futures Through Football"
. grace-olson.com
. Retrieved
1 January
2018
.
- ^
"Simple Statistics for the Win: Georgia Tech Football Uses Data to Identify Top Recruits"
. minitab.com
. Retrieved
1 January
2018
.
- ^
"39 NCAA Football Coaches Selected 2016 NCAA and NFL Coaches Academy"
. ncaa.org
. Retrieved
1 January
2018
.
- ^
Jaudon, Travis (January 30, 2019).
"Benedictine grad Lamar Owens joins Georgia Southern football staff"
.
Savannah Morning News
. Retrieved
June 20,
2019
.
- ^
"Lamar Owens Resigns Post As Eagles' Wide Receivers Coach"
.
Georgia Southern University Athletics
. Retrieved
2020-10-21
.
- ^
AllOnGeorgia (2019-12-03).
"Lamar Owens Resigns Post As Eagles' Wide Receivers Coach"
.
AllOnGeorgia
. Retrieved
2022-03-06
.
- ^
"Lamar Owens - Football Coach"
.
The Citadel Athletics
. Retrieved
2024-04-05
.
External links
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