Ron Prince
Prince in 2006
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| Detroit Lions | |
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| Position: | Assistant head coach & Offensive line coach |
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| Date of birth: | September 18, 1969 |
| Place of birth: | Omaha, Nebraska |
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| High school: | Junction City (KS) |
| College: | Appalachian State |
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| Regular season: | NCAA: 17–19 (.472) |
| Postseason: | Bowl games: 0–1 (.000) |
| Career: | NCAA: 17–20 (.459) |
Ron Prince (born September 18, 1969) is an American football coach, currently the assistant head coach and offensive line coach for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL).
Prince succeeded head coach Bill Snyder at Kansas State following the 2005 season. When he started his first season at Kansas State, in 2006, he was 36 years old and the third-youngest head coach in the Division I-Bowl Subdivision.
During the 2006 season, Prince led Kansas State to its first winning record since 2003 with a 7–6 mark, as well as a berth in the inaugural Texas Bowl. The hallmark win of the regular season was a 45–42 upset of then #4 Texas on November 11, 2006. Kansas State lost the 2006 Texas Bowl to #16 Rutgers, 37–10.
In Prince's second season, Kansas State slipped to a 5–7 record, including a four-game losing streak to end the year. He also led the Wildcats to their first home loss against Kansas since 1989, Snyder's first season.
On National Signing Day in February 2008, 19 junior college recruits signed to play football at Kansas State, although only 15 of them were able to enroll in the fall. As a result, Kansas State's 2008 recruiting class reportedly contains more junior college players than any other class ever compiled by current BCS teams. Some have criticized this as "panicking" to get good players, while others have praised Prince's moves, pointing out his predecessor Bill Snyder's success with using junior college players.
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