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n mike polly Offensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Year Georgetown College, 2006 Mike Polly is in his third season at Middle Tennessee and serves as the offensive graduate assistant for Rick Stockstill’s staff. Polly, a native of Earlanger, Kentucky, played collegiate football at Georgetown College, where he was a second team All-American as an offensive lineman, a three-time scholar athlete, and a team co-captain. Polly played his high school football at Dixie Heights, where he was a first team all-state selection. Polly, who earned a degree in marketing in 2006, was also the recipient of the Georgetown College Scholar Athlete of the Year and the No “I” in Team award, which is selected by faculty, staff, and students. Following graduation, Polly helped the coaching staff at Georgetown during the spring of 2007 with film breakdown and the weight room and assisted the offensive line coach during spring drills.
n roger pollard Defensive Graduate Assistant 2nd Year North Carolina State, 2004 Roger Pollard begins his second season at Middle Tennessee, where he serves in the capacity of defensive graduate assistant. Prior to joining Rick Stockstill’s staff, Pollard spent three years at Coral Gables High School, where he was the defensive coordinator. Pollard, a native of Miami, Fla., lettered four years as a linebacker at North Carolina State from 2000 to 2003, where he played under current Blue Raider defensive coordinator Manny Diaz. During his time in Raleigh, the Wolfpack went to four bowl games and won three. Pollard played with the likes of Phillip Rivers, Stephen Tuloch, Terrence Holt, and Manny Lawson. Pollard earned a degree in sociology from NC State in 2004.
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Harvell made his way to the Blue Raiders after serving as the defensive line coach at Tyler Junior College in 2006. Prior to his one year at Tyler, Harvell was a student assistant coach at Florida State, in 2004 and 2005, where he helped with special teams and defensive ends. Harvell is from Baker, Florida, and played football for Baker High School. Harvell earned his degree in physical education from Florida State in 2005. He graduated with a master’s degree and concentration in sport management from Middle Tennessee in December 2008.
with a degree in Health Education. The Charlotte, N.C., native owns a teaching certificate in North Carolina. During his time at Appalachian State, Johnson was a four-year letterwinner and a two-year starter at wide receiver for Jerry Moore’s Mountaineers. Johnson helped lead the Mountaineers to the 2005 National Championship, reeling in six catches for 101 yards in the title game against Northern Iowa.
n jan worley Executive Aide for Football 20th Year Middle Tennessee, 1980
Jan Worley is in her 20th year in the Middle Tennessee Athletic Department and curn zach johnson rently has the role of executive aide for the Blue Raider footOffensive Video GA ball program. 2nd Year Worley joined the Athletic Appalachian State, 2006 Department in 1990 as a secre Zach Johnson joined the Blue Raider coaching staff tary for football, baseball, and track. With the leap to I-A footafter spending the 2007 seaball in 1999, Worley dropped son as the tight ends coach at baseball and track to become Presbyterian College. executive aide for football. The Blue Hose finished 6-5 The Manchester, Tennessee, native graduated from in 2007 to record their fourth Middle Tennessee in 1980 and earned her Certified Professtraight winning season. sional Secretary rating in 1993. Prior to his stint at Presby Before coming to MTSU, Worley lived in Atlanta, where terian, Johnson was a gradushe worked at a computer company called Data General. ate assistant at MTSU in 2006. He worked under Russell Patterson in the strength and Worley resides in Murfreesboro with her husband, Mike, and daughter, Lyndsay, who is a 2008 graduate of MTSU. conditioning program. Johnson graduated from Appalachian State in 2006
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n tommy harvell Defensive Video GA 3rd Year Florida State, 2005 Tommy Harvell is in his third season at MTSU as the program’s defensive video graduate assistant.
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