Football
Ojong, Rod
Rod Ojong
- Title:
- Safeties
- Email:
- rojong@buffalo.edu
- Phone:
- 716-645-6820
Rod Ojong is in his second season at UB. He will coach the defensive backs in 2022 after coaching the safeties in 2021.
In 2021, safeties were two of the Bulls' three leading tacklers. Cory Gross ranked second on the team with 68 tackles and Marcus Fuqua ranked third on the squad with 59. UB ranked fifth in the Mid-American Conference in pass defense, allowing 221.2 yards per game.
Prior to coming to Buffalo, Ojong most recently spent the 2020 season as the defensive quality control coach at Georgia. The Bulldogs went 8-2 on the season, including a Peach Bowl victory over Cincinnati.
Prior to Georgia, Ojong spent the previous two seasons in the FCS ranks, coaching cornerbacks at Furman in 2019 and at Austin Peay in 2018. He helped lead Furman to an eight-win season and a spot in the FCS Playoffs in 2019.
Ojong was hired at Austin Peay after serving as a defensive graduate assistant at North Carolina during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns.
Prior to joining the Tar Heels' program, he was part of the defensive coaching staff at Memphis that helped the Tigers post a 9-4 record and earn an appearance in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.
In 2014 he served as an assistant coach at West Georgia with the strong safeties.
Ojong coached the outside linebackers and also served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Lindsey Wilson College in 2013, helping the Blue Raiders, in only their fourth season of football, finish 18th in the NAIA final poll.
He began his coaching career at Monmouth (Ill.) College, his alma mater, as a student assistant linebacker coach.
In 2021, safeties were two of the Bulls' three leading tacklers. Cory Gross ranked second on the team with 68 tackles and Marcus Fuqua ranked third on the squad with 59. UB ranked fifth in the Mid-American Conference in pass defense, allowing 221.2 yards per game.
Prior to coming to Buffalo, Ojong most recently spent the 2020 season as the defensive quality control coach at Georgia. The Bulldogs went 8-2 on the season, including a Peach Bowl victory over Cincinnati.
Prior to Georgia, Ojong spent the previous two seasons in the FCS ranks, coaching cornerbacks at Furman in 2019 and at Austin Peay in 2018. He helped lead Furman to an eight-win season and a spot in the FCS Playoffs in 2019.
Ojong was hired at Austin Peay after serving as a defensive graduate assistant at North Carolina during the 2016 and 2017 campaigns.
Prior to joining the Tar Heels' program, he was part of the defensive coaching staff at Memphis that helped the Tigers post a 9-4 record and earn an appearance in the 2015 Birmingham Bowl.
In 2014 he served as an assistant coach at West Georgia with the strong safeties.
Ojong coached the outside linebackers and also served as assistant strength and conditioning coach at Lindsey Wilson College in 2013, helping the Blue Raiders, in only their fourth season of football, finish 18th in the NAIA final poll.
He began his coaching career at Monmouth (Ill.) College, his alma mater, as a student assistant linebacker coach.
Ojong was a two-year letter winner and team captain at Monmouth College. He was an all-conference linebacker in 2011 and a member of two Midwest Conference championship teams.
He graduated from Monmouth College with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education in 2012.
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