Johnny DuRocher joins the PLU coaching staff as an assistant in the spring of 2022.
Prior to PLU, DuRocher served as the President of Rise Football Academy. No stranger to coaching at the collegiate ranks, DuRocher was the assistant special teams coordinator for UCLA during the 2010 season while also serving as an assistant at Central Washington University and the University of Washington.
A standout athlete, DuRocher was the 4A Player of the Year at Bethel High School, guiding the team to a 34-5 record and a state title game appearance. DuRocher was a US Army All-American and the Gatorade Player of the Year. DuRocher attended the University of Oregon before transferring to Washington. DuRocher later walked on to the Huskies baseball team, got drafted by the Seattle Mariners, and spent two seasons in the Mariners minor league system.
DuRocher earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Washington in 2008.
