Football
- Title:
- Running Backs
- Season at Pitt:
- First
Lindsey Lamar, a former collegiate standout at USF who played professionally in the Canadian Football League, enters his second season as running backs coach at Pitt.
In 2024, Lamar played a pivotal role in helping running back Desmond Reid achieve arguably the most significant breakout performance in college football. Last year, Reid amassed an impressive 966 rushing yards, 579 receiving yards, and 159 punt return yards, all while scoring a total of 10 touchdowns. His remarkable achievements were widely recognized, earning him All-American honors from at least six esteemed outlets, including the Associated Press, CBS Sports, ESPN, Football Writers Association of America, Phil Steele, and The Athletic.
Lamar joined the Panthers in January 2024 after spending the previous four years (2020-23) at Howard University. Serving as offensive coordinator in 2023, he helped the Bison to a second consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) championship and the program's first-ever berth in the Cricket Celebration Bowl.
Prior to Lamar's tenure, Howard had not claimed a MEAC football title since 1993.
Lamar additionally participated in two NFL coaching fellowships, working with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers during the 2023 offseason.
Lamar's positional focus at Howard was on the wide receivers. Under his tutelage, Kasey Hawthrone (2023) and Antoine Murray (2022) earned first-team All-MEAC honors.
Prior to Howard, Lamar spent four years at his alma mater, USF, in varied capacities. During the 2015-16 seasons, he was an offensive graduate assistant for the Bulls. In 2017, he was named special assistant to head coach Charlie Strong before being promoted to offensive quality control analyst for the 2019 campaign.
Lamar was a four-year letterman at USF from 2009-12. As a sophomore in 2010, he set the USF record for kickoff return yards (903) and was named Big East Special Teams Player of the Year. Lamar averaged 26.6 yards per kick return that season, returning two for touchdowns (a school-record 100-yarder at Louisville and 94 yards vs. Syracuse).
Lamar was also a track standout at USF, winning the Big East indoor 60-meters championship and running a leg on the Bulls' school record-setting outdoor 400-meter relay team.
In 2013, he played professionally for the CFL's Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Making his CFL debut against the Toronto Argonauts, he had a 104-yard kickoff return touchdown on his very first touch.
A native of Tampa, Fla., Lamar graduated from USF in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in communication. He and his wife, Akema, have three daughters: Kalani, Kylee and Lindsay.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
Alma Mater: USF, 2012
Family: Lamar and his wife, Akema, have three daughters: Kalani, Kylee and Lindsay.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
College
Pitt, 2024, running backs.
Howard, 2020-21, wide receivers; 2022, passing game coordinator and wide receivers; 2023, offensive coordinator and wide receivers.
USF, 2015-16, offensive graduate assistant; 2017, special assistant to head coach; 2019, offensive quality control.
Professional
Green Bay Packers, 2023, NFL Coaching Fellowship.
Pittsburgh Steelers, 2023, NFL Coaching Fellowship.
