Viator makes first hire as ULM staff takes shape

Adam Hunsucker | ahunsucker@thenewsstar.com

Matt Viator pulled from his experience in the Southland Conference to make his first staff hire as ULM’s football coach.

Stephen F. Austin offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Matt Kubik has agreed to take the same job with the Warhawks.

Kubik, a former quarterback at Louisiana Tech, directed a Lumberjack offense that scored 26 points per-game this season. In 2014, Kubik’s offense averaged over 30 points and 400 total yards.

A native of Youngstown, Ohio, Kubik made previous coaching stops as an assistant coach at Central Arkansas, Northwestern State and Catholic (Baton Rouge) High School.

In addition to Kubik, several members of Viator’s staff at McNeese State are on their way to ULM.

McNeese State co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Tim Leger, running backs coach and special teams coordinator Slade Nagle, defensive backs coach Chris Hampton and defensive line coach Manny Michel will all follow Viator north to Monroe.

Michel previously spent 10 seasons coaching the defensive line at ULM for former coaches Bobby Keasler, Mike Collins and Charlie Weatherbie from 1999-08.

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