Tragedy strikes college football Saturday as 31-year-old offensive line coach D.J. Looney suffered a fatal heart attack during Louisiana football practice.
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Department of Athletics mourns the sudden loss of Louisiana Football assistant coach D.J. Looney, who passed away Saturday morning following a heart attack during a team workout at Cajun Field. pic.twitter.com/7e1DemV5jA
— Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns® (@RaginCajuns) August 1, 2020
The Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns Department of Athletics mourns the sudden loss of Louisiana Football assistant coach D.J. Looney, who passed away Saturday morning following a heart attack during a team workout at Cajun Field.
Looney, 31, was entering his third season on staff with the Ragin’ Cajuns, working specifically with the offensive line.
At this time, the Department of Athletics asks that fans, friends and acquaintances of Coach Looney keep his family and the football program in their thoughts and prayers.
Looney, 31, was entering his third season on staff, working specifically with the offensive line.
At this time, the Department of Athletics asks that fans, friends and acquaintances of Coach Looney keep his family and the football program in their thoughts and prayers.
— Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns® (@RaginCajuns) August 1, 2020
Looney worked closely with two Cajuns selected in this year’s NFL Draft, Miami’s Robert Hunt and Pittsburgh’s Kevin Dotson.
Looney played football and was a former coaching staff member at Mississippi State, where he got his coaching start as an offensive graduate assistant on Dan Mullen’s staff in 2011 that won the Music City Bowl.
The three-year letterman worked with Mississippi state’s offensive linemen and quarterbacks in addition to assisting with MSU’s special teams.
At MSU, Looney was associated with two bowl-game winning teams as an offensive lineman. As a redshirt freshman, the 2007 Bulldogs beat UCF in the Liberty Bowl. He also was on the 2010 Mississippi State team that beat Michigan in the Gator Bowl.
Looney played football and was a former coaching staff member at Mississippi State, where he got his coaching start as an offensive graduate assistant on Dan Mullen’s staff in 2011 that won the Music City Bowl.
The three-year letterman worked with Mississippi state’s offensive linemen and quarterbacks in addition to assisting with MSU’s special teams.
At MSU, Looney was associated with two bowl-game winning teams as an offensive lineman. As a redshirt freshman, the 2007 Bulldogs beat UCF in the Liberty Bowl. He also was on the 2010 Mississippi State team that beat Michigan in the Gator Bowl.