Three-year starter at Tulane after transferring from LSU … Finished career with 6,608 passing yards, completing 538 of 954 passes for 55 touchdowns and only 31 interceptions … Tossed touchdown passes in 24 of 31 career games … Ranked fifth in school history in passing yards, completions and attempts and fourth in touchdown passes … Ranked second in school history with eight career 300-yard passing games … Three-time Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week selection … As a senior, completed 229 of 400 (.574) passes for 2,795 yards with 18 touchdowns and 10 interceptions … Ranked 17th in the nation in passing yards … Had 409 yards on 33 of 43 attempts vs. Army … Started eight of 10 games as a junior, completing 166 of 323 (51.4) passes for 1,932 yards with 16 touchdowns and 12 interceptions … Had streak of nine consecutive games with a touchdown pass … Earned starting role as a sophomore and finished with 1,881 yards (143-231) with 21 touchdowns and only nine interceptions … Ranked 11th in the country with a 152.41 passing efficiency … Selected as Louisiana Newcomer of the Year by the Louisiana Sportswriters Association … Sat out the 2003 season after transferring from LSU … Majored in organizational information technology.
Attended Amite (Denham Springs, La.) High … Rated as the nation's fifth-best quarterback by Rivals.com and earned Parade All-America honors … Threw for 2,421 yards and 23 touchdowns as a senior … Was four-year letterwinner in basketball and lettered twice in track.
Single … Resides in New Orleans, La. … Full name: Lester Ray Ricard, Jr.