University of Minnesota Athletics
Football
Chance, Rod
Rod Chance
- Title:
- Cornerbacks
Rod Chance joined the Minnesota staff in January 2019 and will coach cornerbacks.
He comes to Minnesota from Oregon, where he was a defensive analyst with the Ducks for one season. Prior to his time at Oregon, Chance was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Southern Utah.
In 2017, Chance's defense was critical to Southern Utah's success at the Thunderbirds won the Big Sky Conference. Chance's defense had 15 interceptions, forced eight fumbles, made 21 sacks and notched 77 tackles for loss in 2017. Under his guidance, three Thunderbirds from the defensive side of the ball were named First Team All-Conference (Anu Pole'o, Mike Needham and Jarmaine Doubs Jr.) and eight others were named to the various other All-Conference teams. Defensive back Jalen Russell was also named Freshman All-American by Phil Steele.
In 2016, Chance joined Southern Utah to coach the cornerbacks, but he was promoted to defensive coordinator going into fall camp. Prior to his time in Utah, he was a defensive quality control assistant at Vanderbilt and helped the Commodores to two bowl appearances.
Chance has also coached corners at his alma mater, Rhode Island, and also coached four seasons at Alpharetta High School, which is north of Atlanta. He was Alpharetta's special teams coordinator, and also coached defensive backs and wide receivers. Chance was also the program's academic advisor and recruiting liaison. Following the 2012 season, 12 players from Alpharetta signed national letters of intent with Division I programs, with players going to Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Vanderbilt and TCU, among others.
Chance was a four-year starter at Rhode Island from 2002-05. He finished his career with more than 100 tackles and 11 interceptions.
He comes to Minnesota from Oregon, where he was a defensive analyst with the Ducks for one season. Prior to his time at Oregon, Chance was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at Southern Utah.
In 2017, Chance's defense was critical to Southern Utah's success at the Thunderbirds won the Big Sky Conference. Chance's defense had 15 interceptions, forced eight fumbles, made 21 sacks and notched 77 tackles for loss in 2017. Under his guidance, three Thunderbirds from the defensive side of the ball were named First Team All-Conference (Anu Pole'o, Mike Needham and Jarmaine Doubs Jr.) and eight others were named to the various other All-Conference teams. Defensive back Jalen Russell was also named Freshman All-American by Phil Steele.
In 2016, Chance joined Southern Utah to coach the cornerbacks, but he was promoted to defensive coordinator going into fall camp. Prior to his time in Utah, he was a defensive quality control assistant at Vanderbilt and helped the Commodores to two bowl appearances.
Chance has also coached corners at his alma mater, Rhode Island, and also coached four seasons at Alpharetta High School, which is north of Atlanta. He was Alpharetta's special teams coordinator, and also coached defensive backs and wide receivers. Chance was also the program's academic advisor and recruiting liaison. Following the 2012 season, 12 players from Alpharetta signed national letters of intent with Division I programs, with players going to Tennessee, Oklahoma State, Virginia, Vanderbilt and TCU, among others.
Chance was a four-year starter at Rhode Island from 2002-05. He finished his career with more than 100 tackles and 11 interceptions.
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