PINEVILLE — The statement "Home is where the heart is" is certainly true for Andrew Maddox.

After spending the last two seasons at Glenbrook School in Minden as its coach, Maddox returned to Louisiana College on Tuesday and was introduced as its new coach Tuesday.

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"I'm excited about it," Maddox said. "This is a place that's special to me and my family, and we're excited about being back. I'm just ready to hit the ground running."

After serving five years in the United States Army, Maddox played for the Wildcats from 2013-2014 and served as an assistant from 2015-2017 under former coaches Dennis Dunn and Justin Charles.

After helping the LC defense become one of the top units in Division III, Maddox turned around Glenbrook during his stint there — going 6-4 last season for the Apaches' first winning season in six years. Maddox's record for the MAIS school was 7-13 and steps into a similar situation at LC.

"Where I'm at right now is because of the road that I traveled," Maddox said. "David slayed Goliath, but he also killed a lion and a bear when nobody was watching. When you take over a little like I did the last couple of years like I did and get this school rolling, it gives you a lot of lessons along the way to get you to where I can take something like this and replicate what we did there and do it here."

According to LC president Rick Brewer and athletic director Reni Mason, Maddox was on LC's short list of candidates in a nationwide search for a new coach.

"It's rare that you get an opportunity to revisit some relationships in this business," Mason said. "When Coach Charles decided to make the transition from us to Menard, we had some big shoes to fill. (Coach Maddox) has always been on our short list. Not so much because of football, but because of the type of person that he is. There's a hunger, there's a thirst to get better every day. I'm excited to have Drew here."