Football
- Title:
- Offensive Line Coach
- Email:
- jmstrollo@bsu.edu
- Phone:
- 765-285-1195
Offensive Line Coach
Second Year at Ball State in 2015
35th Year as a Football Coach in 2015
Alma Mater:
Bachelor's - Boston College '76
Recruiting Areas:
Northeast Indiana
Michigan (269, 517, 248, 810, 989, 616, 231)
Coaching Experience:
Middletown South (N.J.) High School, assistant coach, 1977-79
Springfield College, graduate assistant, 1980
Northeastern, assistant coach, 1981-82
Washburn, assistant coach, 1983
Northeastern, assistant coach, 1984-90
Massachusetts, assistant coach, 1991-95
Lafayette, assistant coach, 1996-2000
Cornell, assistant coach, 2001-03
Maine, assistant coach, 2004
Duke, assistant coach, 2005-07
Elon, assistant coach, 2008-10
Ball State, assistant coach, 2011
Penn State, assistant coach, 2012-13
Ball State, assistant coach, 2014-present
NOTES: Tutored Jacob Richard to All-Mid-American Conference second team honors as a senior center . . . Richard was also on the 2015 Rimington Trophy Fall Watch List (top center in the nation) . . . helped Ball State's offensive line rank eighth nationally for fewest sacks allowed in 2015, just 11 sacks in 12 games . . . helped Ball State's offensive line rank 12th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed in 2014 . . . coached the offensive line to help Ball State rank 21st in the nation in red zone offense . . . also coached the offensive line under the direction of Ball State head coach Pete Lembo at Ball State in 2011 . . . tutored an offensive line at Ball State that tied for 12th in the nation for fewest sacks allowed in 2011 . . . guided an offensive line that blocked for record-setting seasons by Keith Wenning (quarterback) and Jahwan Edwards (running back) . . . left the Cardinals to coach the tight ends at Penn State in 2012 and 2013 . . . developed a tight ends unit at Penn State that led the nation with 83 receptions in 2012 . . . coached Adam Breneman to True Freshman All-America second team honors by 247Sports in 2013 . . . coached the offensive line at Elon in 2009 and 2010 after coaching the tight ends for the Phoenix in 2008 for head coach Pete Lembo . . . served as the offensive coordinator at Cornell and Northeastern . . . tutored Duke's Cameron Goldberg, an offensive tackle, who was named the school's 2006 Most Valuable Player . . . coached Duke tight end Ben Patrick, Cornell offensive lineman Kevin Boothe and Lafayette offensive lineman Jim Goff, all of whom played in the National Football League.
Personal Information:
Date of Birth: Jan. 20, 1954, in Long Branch, N.J.
Marital Status: Married to the former Janet Kowalski . . . two daughters -- Katie and Emily -- both graduates of Syracuse.
High School: Long Branch H.S. (Class of '72) in Long Branch, N.J.
College: Boston College '76; Master's - Springfield '86
