Jacksonville, AL – After a change in the coach modified the plans for signing with Troy the Jacksonville’s 9,000-yard quarterback is signed with Louisiana-Monroe.
By Joe Medley
Jim Ogle was on his journey to Troy to pay an official visit two weeks ago. He had just passed through Oxford and was astonished when his cell phone rang.
“It’s insane,” Ogle said. “I’d been in the game to the team since April and it was practically. I was on my way to Troy to attend the official trip … when they rang me up and said, “Wait We don’t know if there will be an Head coach.'”
Ogle returned to his original position and began the process of reopening his recruitment. This journey concluded on Wednesday, the day before the early signing period. Ogle made a deal with Louisiana-Monroe.
He signed a contract with Troy at the beginning of April however Troy head coach Jon Sumrall left to become Tulane’s head coach. Troy appointed Notre Dame offensive coordinator Gerard Parker.
Ogle made public his decision to change to Louisiana-Monroe through Twitter on the evening of Tuesday.
The change paired Ogle together with ULM head coach Brian Vincent, who had previously offered Ogle the position at UAB as well as New Mexico. Vincent was the offensive coordinator, and the interim coach of UAB from 2018 to 22 and then the offensive coordinator for New Mexico until 2023.
“I called him and we spoke for a about it, and we ready to make an official trip to the area over the weekend,” Ogle said. “I was in love with the area and then that friendship got back to Coach Vincent and that was the end of it.”
Ogle said that the two-week period in between obligations “lots of pressure.”
“Just not realizing that it was coming nearer to the day of signing,” Ogle said. “God’s had a plan in place for everyone and everything was done as it was supposed to and I’m eager to head out and start working.”
Ogle will leave on Thursday and will be enrolled in the early hours of Friday.
He completed in high school with 9,089 pass yards as well as 107 touchdown passes. As an senior He completed 210 of 311 passes, resulting in 395 yards, and scored 44 touchdowns, with six interceptions.
Jacksonville offensive coordinator Jamison Edwards has said that Ogle “feels like a part of the family I have. Edwards knew Ogle was very special.
“I always make an effort to go to one of the youth-league games in the area, and I think he was probably in 5th grade.” Edwards said. “I went to one as well … He was throwing an unintentional ball. It was like’He throws better balls than any other quarterback currently on our varsity team.
“I returned to my home and informed my wife that there’s an infant, and I’m sure he’s going for something very, really unique.”
