Augustana University Athletics

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J.R. Rozier begins his second season as an assistant coach with the Augustana football program in 2016. Rozier will coach the tight ends this season after spending the 2015 season as Augustana’s running backs coach.
 
Rozier worked with a talented group of All-NSIC performing running backs in 2015, including seniors CJ Ham and Justin Greenway. Ham earned All-NSIC Second Team honors after rushing for a career-high 1,097 yards and 16 touchdowns last season. Ham tied the single season record and led the NSIC in rushing touchdowns in 2015 and became just the fourth running back at Augustana to rush for 1,000-plus yards in a season.

Following the 2015 season, Ham signed a free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League becoming the first player from Augustana to sign with an NFL team. Greenway earned All-NSIC Honorable Mention honors as a running back in 2015 after rushing for 307 yards and six touchdowns. Greenway also hauled in 16 passes for 353 yards and two scores while returning 13 kickoffs for 328 yards.  
 
The Vikings set single season records for total offense (5,527 yards), passing yards (3,603), points scored (494), and touchdowns (64) in 2015. Augustana averaged 300.2 passing yards, 160.3 rushing yards and 41.2 points per game and had three 1,000-yard performers, including a 1,000-yard rusher in CJ Ham and two 1,000-yard receivers in Charlie Hayes and Matt Heller.

A native of Oviedo, Fla., Rozier spent three years as a physical education teacher and defensive coordinator at Lyman High School in Longwood, Fla. Along with defensive coordinator duties, Rozier coached the linebackers at Lyman. Rozier coached five players at Lyman who went on to play at the FBS level, including at Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia and Ball State.

Rozier also served as the head boy’s lacrosse coach at Lyman. He began his coaching career at Hagerty High School in Oviedo, Fla., where he coached running backs and defensive backs.

Rozier played one season at Louisiana College in Pineville, La. before suffering a career ending injury. He earned his Bachelor’s of Science degree in exercise science with a minor in education from the University of Central Florida in 2010.

Rozier resides in Sioux Falls with his wife Savanah.