Roderick Charles Carey (born July 24, 1971) is an American

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coach and former player who last served as the offensive coordinator for the

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. He served as the head football coach at

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from 2012 to 2018 and

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from 2019 to 2021.

Early years

Carey was born in

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and played

as a center at

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from 1990 to 1993.

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Following his playing career, Carey began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Wayzata High School in

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, before moving to the college ranks and making stop at the University of Minnesota, the

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, and the

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Northern Illinois

Arriving at

in 2008, Carey coached the offensive line for the Huskies until 2012, when he became the

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of the team for the 2012 season. After orchestrating an offense that was No. 13 in the nation at 38.6 points per game, Carey replaced Dave Doeren after Doeren left to take the head coaching job at

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prior to the 2013 Orange Bowl. Over the next six seasons, Carey would go 52–30 at the helm of the Huskies and won two

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championships and four MAC West Division titles. Carey also defeated four

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opponents during his tenure. He left the program in 2018 to become the new head coach for

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Temple

On January 10, 2019, it was announced that Carey would replace Manny Diaz as the head coach at

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. Carey won eight games in his first season at Temple, which was enough for the team to receive an invitation to the

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, but the Owls were blown out by

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losing by a score of 55–13. The Owls struggled in the 2020 season, which was cut short by the

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, winning just one game. The

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was Carey's first with a Temple roster that was recruited almost entirely by him. However, after starting the season 3–2, Temple ended the season on a seven-game losing streak and finished with a record of 3–9. Temple lost every one of their final seven games by at least 20 points. Carey also faced accusations of losing support in the Temple locker room after multiple players, including the team's starting quarterback and number-one wide receiver, entered the transfer portal. On November 29, 2021, Temple fired Carey becoming the first Temple coach to be fired since

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in 1992. Prior to Carey, Temple's previous four head coaches had all left the school to become

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coaches.

Indiana

After joining the staff as a quality control coach before the 2022 season, Carey was appointed as Indiana's offensive line coach on October 9, 2022. He was promoted to Offensive Coordinator following the firing of Nick Sheridan.

Head coaching record

Notes

References

External links

Temple profile

Northern Illinois profile
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