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Mike Roark, headshot

Mike Roark

  • Title
    Linebackers Coach
Mike Roark, a 1992 Cornell graduate, returns to his alma mater after working as a defensive assistant at the University of Buffalo. While with the Buffs, he served as the defensive line coach.

Prior to his time at Buffalo, Roark served as a high school assistant coach for five years. Roark spent the 2002 season at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx as receiver, secondary, outside linebackers and special teams coach. He also served from 1998-2002 as an assistant at Stamford High School in Stamford, Conn. He was the defensive coordinator for two seasons there.

A native of Plattsburgh, N.Y., he was a defensive end as a player for the Big Red. He earned his bachelor[apos]s degree in communication and went on to earn a master[apos]s degree in 1997 from Columbia in English education.