After racking up miles between Topeka and Salina the last few years, Dane Simoneau is turning off I-70 to head south. The Sacred Heart High School and Washburn University graduate has accepted a job as the Quarterbacks Coach at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.

After filling up the stat sheet for the Knights in Salina, Simoneau would set up camp in Topeka, quarterbacking Washburn University. Simoneau played for the Ichabods from 2007-11, where he started 42 of 43 games and recorded the most proficient passing career in Washburn history. The five-time consensus All-American finished his senior season second in Harlon Hill voting with school records of 4,089 yards and 38 touchdowns. He also earned the MIAA’s Offensive Player of the Year as well as regional player of the year honors.

Simoneau finished his collegiate career 12th in NCAA Division II history with 11,291 yards passing and 15th on the all-time charts with 102 passing touchdowns. He left school with 35 Ichabod career, season and single-game records, including the top three passing seasons in school history.

Simoneau has spent the past two years as a graduate assistant coach at Washburn while playing quarterback for the Salina Bombers. Dane helped the Bombers to the CPIFL Playoffs in the team’s first two seasons and the inaugural Champions Bowl last year. In 2013 Simoneau was named CPIFL Offensive Player of the Year and CPIFL’s Most Valuable Player.

Simoneau will be the quarterbacks coach for Rob Robinson, who is entering his first year as Northeastern State’s head coach after serving as Washburn’s offensive coordinator for the last five seasons.