Jeff LePak reunites with head coach Sterlin Gilbert after spending the past three seasons on staff at Syracuse where he took on the role as special team's quality control coach.
At McNeese, LePak will be in charge of coaching an experience wide receiver group that returns four of its top five producers from 2018.
A star tight end at Eastern Illinois after transferring from Baylor, LePak joined the Syracuse staff in February 2016 as the team’s operations and recruiting assistant before transitioning to the special teams quality control coach in November 2016.
Previously, LePak served as a graduate assistant in 2015 at Bowling Green where he worked with the team’s tight ends and was part of a staff that led the Falcons to the Mid-American Conference title and a berth in the GoDaddy Bowl.
A Belton, Texas native, LePak was a wide receiver at Baylor from 2010-12 before transferring to play tight end at Eastern Illinois under Gilbert, who was the team's offensive coordinator. LePak caught 81 passes for more than 1,000 yards and nine TDs in two seasons with the Panthers, including 51 catches and eight TDs in 2013. A team captain as a senior, LePak was a two-time All-Ohio Valley Conference First Team selection. He earned All-America honors in 2013 after helping the Panthers reach the FCS quarterfinals.
LePak graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Eastern Illinois in 2014.
