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- ↑ "Mike Lucas - Football Coach". Southwestern Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ↑ "Southeastern Louisiana fires football coach Mike Lucas". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 21, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
- ↑ "Lucas Recovery Going Well; Release Date Pending" (Press release). Southeastern Louisiana University. November 3, 2008. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
