The song popcorn popping can often be heard at Lavell Edwards Stadium. Yet, popcorn was first discovered ages ago by Native Americans and as a result of a elementary school project even became the state snack food of the state of Illinois. Recently former cougar Kelly Poppinga was elevated from intern and grad assistant to the full time linebacker coach and hopes now to develop the cougs defense making opponents offensive pads snap crackle and pop. He should have plenty to work with in the linebacking corps of Jordan Pendleton, Jameson Frazier, Kyle Van Noy, Uona Kaveinga, Brandon Ogletree, Zac Stout in the mix. Poppinga was an All MWC linebacker for the cougs helping the jerseys in blue achieve back to back conference championships in 2006 and 2007 even leading the team with 113 tackles his senior season. The Evanston Wyoming native has also completed both a bachelors and masters degree in exercise science. "It's an honor to have the opportunity to coach at the university where I played and under Coach Mendenhall, who has been a great mentor to me," Poppinga said. "I'm excited to help our program be successful and reach our goals through football excellence. I look forward to coaching the many talented players we have at outside linebacker and help them succeed."
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