DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) -- It's official! Lawrence "Moe" Dampeer is the new head football coach at Eisenhower High School.

This comes after the DPS Board unanimously approved him yesterday evening.

Today, the 2003 MacArthur grad was officially introduced as the Panthers next head coach.

During Dampeer's high school days, he earned U.S. Army All-American honors and was ranked the number one defensive lineman in the country by ESPN.

Dampeer is excited for this next step in his journey and has a message for his Eisenhower players.