Not sure I’ve seen it posted but just read that Justin Roper is in his 2nd year as Holy Cross OC
Recruiting Areas: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Justin Roper is in his second year on the coaching staff at the College of the Holy Cross in 2021, serving as the offensive coordinator. He joined the Crusaders after spending the 2019 season as the quarterbacks coach at Northern Iowa.
During the Spring 2021 season, delayed from the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19, Roper helped guide Holy Cross to a Patriot League championship and an NCAA football championship subdivision berth. Freshman quarterback Matthew Sluka was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Year, and senior offensive lineman Brian Foley was named an All-American by Stats Perform and AFCA.
During the 2019 campaign, Roper helped Northern Iowa to an overall record of 10-5 and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA football championship subdivision playoffs. He was also instrumental in the development of freshman quarterback Will McElvain, who earned honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference honors after hitting on 203 of 382 passes for 2,778 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Prior to his time at Northern Iowa, Roper served as the offensive coordinator at Slippery Rock University from 2016-2018. He helped lead the team to an overall record of 26-10 during his three years on the staff, including an overall mark of 11-3 and a trip to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals in 2018. Roper also coached a pair of All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterbacks in Tanner Garry (2017) and Roland Rivers (2018).
From 2014-2015, Roper served as the quarterbacks coach at Valdosta State University, helping the team to an overall record of 19-6 and two trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Blazers’ offense averaged 439.0 total yards and 34.3 points per game during his two years on the staff, with quarterback Jake Medlock being named second team All-Gulf South Conference in 2014.
Roper began his coaching career as the running backs coach at the University of Findlay in 2013. The Oilers went 8-3 during his lone year on the staff, with running back Daiquone Ford earning All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors.
A former quarterback, Roper played at the University of Oregon from 2007-2008, throwing four touchdown passes in a 56-21 victory over South Florida in the 2007 Sun Bowl. He went on to play at the University of Montana from 2009-2010, helping the team to an appearance in the 2009 football championship subdivision championship game. Over the course of his collegiate career, he threw for 3,788 yards and 36 touchdowns. Roper also spent time in the Arena Football League with the Chicago Rush and the Orlando Predators, and was a member of Montana’s basketball team which advanced to the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Roper is a 2012 graduate of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He is married to the former Kaci Vandergrift.
Recruiting Areas: Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina
Justin Roper is in his second year on the coaching staff at the College of the Holy Cross in 2021, serving as the offensive coordinator. He joined the Crusaders after spending the 2019 season as the quarterbacks coach at Northern Iowa.
During the Spring 2021 season, delayed from the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19, Roper helped guide Holy Cross to a Patriot League championship and an NCAA football championship subdivision berth. Freshman quarterback Matthew Sluka was named the Patriot League's Rookie of the Year, and senior offensive lineman Brian Foley was named an All-American by Stats Perform and AFCA.
During the 2019 campaign, Roper helped Northern Iowa to an overall record of 10-5 and a trip to the quarterfinals of the NCAA football championship subdivision playoffs. He was also instrumental in the development of freshman quarterback Will McElvain, who earned honorable mention All-Missouri Valley Conference honors after hitting on 203 of 382 passes for 2,778 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Prior to his time at Northern Iowa, Roper served as the offensive coordinator at Slippery Rock University from 2016-2018. He helped lead the team to an overall record of 26-10 during his three years on the staff, including an overall mark of 11-3 and a trip to the NCAA Division II quarterfinals in 2018. Roper also coached a pair of All-Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference quarterbacks in Tanner Garry (2017) and Roland Rivers (2018).
From 2014-2015, Roper served as the quarterbacks coach at Valdosta State University, helping the team to an overall record of 19-6 and two trips to the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Blazers’ offense averaged 439.0 total yards and 34.3 points per game during his two years on the staff, with quarterback Jake Medlock being named second team All-Gulf South Conference in 2014.
Roper began his coaching career as the running backs coach at the University of Findlay in 2013. The Oilers went 8-3 during his lone year on the staff, with running back Daiquone Ford earning All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors.
A former quarterback, Roper played at the University of Oregon from 2007-2008, throwing four touchdown passes in a 56-21 victory over South Florida in the 2007 Sun Bowl. He went on to play at the University of Montana from 2009-2010, helping the team to an appearance in the 2009 football championship subdivision championship game. Over the course of his collegiate career, he threw for 3,788 yards and 36 touchdowns. Roper also spent time in the Arena Football League with the Chicago Rush and the Orlando Predators, and was a member of Montana’s basketball team which advanced to the 2010 NCAA Tournament.
Roper is a 2012 graduate of Montana with a bachelor’s degree in sociology. He is married to the former Kaci Vandergrift.