Aberdeen, S.D. – Northern State University head football coach, Tom Dosch announced today the addition of John Roy as the team's offensive line coach. Roy joins the NSU staff after three seasons with Rocky Mountain College.
 
"I am excited to announce John Roy as our new offensive line coach," explained Dosch. "John brings great knowledge, presence and energy to our program. He has coached with some of the best offensive line coaches in the region, and that experience has continued his growth as a football coach." 
 
"I am honored to have been hired to work for Coach Dosch and the staff here at Northern State," noted Roy. "I am excited to get to work with the athletes and assist them to perform at their highest potential."
 
Roy was the offensive line coach, strength and conditioning coach, and run game coordinator for Rocky Mountain College. The Battlin' Bears were the 2018 Frontier Conference Champions and led the league in total offense, scoring, turnover margin, and points per game. They set the school rushing record in 2017 and finished second in the league in rushing yards. Roy worked with five all-conference linemen and one All-American.
 
Dosch added, "in addition, Coach Roy is a high-energy recruiter, and his geographical coaching connections will be a huge asset to our program from a recruiting standpoint. John is a great addition to the Wolves football family."
 
Prior to his time at RMC, Roy was the offensive line coach at New Mexico Military Institute for one season, developing three all-conference linemen. He spent the 2013 and 2014 seasons with Southern Illinois University in a variety of roles as the strength and conditioning, video coordinator, and offensive line graduate assistant.
 
Roy began his collegiate coaching career at Southern Oregon University from 2011-12. In his two seasons, the Raiders led the nation in passing yards, yards gained, passing touchdowns, and third down scoring. He worked specifically with the tight ends, developing one all-conference student-athlete.
 
He is a 2007 graduate of Arizona Western College with an associate's degree and 2012 graduate of Southern Oregon with a bachelor's in Health and Physical Education and Sociology. Roy played collegiately at Arizona Western, Oregon State, and Southern Oregon. He earned all-conference accolades for the Raiders in 2010.