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In Focus: Kragthorpe is a Coach on the Field

From Arizona to Texas A&M, Buffalo and Tulsa, along with a few other stops before LSU, senior quarterback Brad Kragthorpe grew up with a football in his hand as he moved around the country, following wherever his father’s job took the family.

Coaching is a family tradition for the Kragthorpes. Brad’s father, Steve, followed in his father Dave’s footsteps. Dave was a college head coach at South Dakota State, Idaho State and Oregon State.

Growing up around a football environment pushed Brad Kragthorpe to pursue a career in coaching.

“I’ve always been around it my whole life.