Football
Ryan Payne
- Title:
- Offensive Graduate Assistant Coach
- Phone:
- 737-2614
Ryan Payne is in his fourth year at Oregon State and works alongside run game coordinator/offensive line coach/associate head coach Jim Michalczik.
Payne arrived at OSU from Sacramento State, where he served on the Big Sky Conference’s program as an offensive line graduate assistant coach. He helped the Hornets post a 7-4 record in 2017 marking the most FCS victories in school history. The team also ranked 14th in the nation for rushing and fifth in the nation for scoring.
Prior to his stint at Sacramento State, Payne spent three years as a coach at his alma mater of Dickinson State in North Dakota. He held various capacities, including offensive line coach/recruiting coordinator in 2016 and fullbacks and tight ends coach from 2014-15.
He was a three-year starting offensive lineman at Dickinson State, helping the Blue Hawks to a pair of league titles. In addition, he was the 2013 team captain and was a three-time academic all-league honoree.
RYAN PAYNE
Appointment: Graduate Assistant Coach (Offense)
Education: Dickinson State – 2014, bachelor degrees in mathematics education (Cum Laude) and exercise science (Cum Laude)
Hometown: Livingston, Montana
Family: Wife, Alexxus
Twitter: @CoachRyanPayne
Football Staff History: 2017 Sacramento State, G.A. (offense); 2016 Dickinson State, Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator; 2014-15 Dickinson State, Tight Ends and Fullbacks.
Payne Notables:
All-Pac-12: Lineman Blake Brandel Pac-12 All-Conference in 2019
4,941: Yards in total offense in 2019, the third-highest for a Beaver team for a 12-game season
6.0: Offense averaged a school record 6.0 yards per play in 2019
7: School record FCS wins at Sacramento State
Playoffs: Two-time NAIA Playoff appearances at Dickinson State
Champions: North Star Conference Champions (2015, ’16)
Three-time: North Star Athletic Conference Academic honoree
Team Captain: 2013 at Dickinson State
24: Number of wins at Dickinson State as a coach
Payne arrived at OSU from Sacramento State, where he served on the Big Sky Conference’s program as an offensive line graduate assistant coach. He helped the Hornets post a 7-4 record in 2017 marking the most FCS victories in school history. The team also ranked 14th in the nation for rushing and fifth in the nation for scoring.
Prior to his stint at Sacramento State, Payne spent three years as a coach at his alma mater of Dickinson State in North Dakota. He held various capacities, including offensive line coach/recruiting coordinator in 2016 and fullbacks and tight ends coach from 2014-15.
He was a three-year starting offensive lineman at Dickinson State, helping the Blue Hawks to a pair of league titles. In addition, he was the 2013 team captain and was a three-time academic all-league honoree.
RYAN PAYNE
Appointment: Graduate Assistant Coach (Offense)
Education: Dickinson State – 2014, bachelor degrees in mathematics education (Cum Laude) and exercise science (Cum Laude)
Hometown: Livingston, Montana
Family: Wife, Alexxus
Twitter: @CoachRyanPayne
Football Staff History: 2017 Sacramento State, G.A. (offense); 2016 Dickinson State, Offensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator; 2014-15 Dickinson State, Tight Ends and Fullbacks.
Payne Notables:
All-Pac-12: Lineman Blake Brandel Pac-12 All-Conference in 2019
4,941: Yards in total offense in 2019, the third-highest for a Beaver team for a 12-game season
6.0: Offense averaged a school record 6.0 yards per play in 2019
7: School record FCS wins at Sacramento State
Playoffs: Two-time NAIA Playoff appearances at Dickinson State
Champions: North Star Conference Champions (2015, ’16)
Three-time: North Star Athletic Conference Academic honoree
Team Captain: 2013 at Dickinson State
24: Number of wins at Dickinson State as a coach
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