Mike Polly (born November 10, 1983) is an

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coach and former player. He was most recently the run game coordinator and offensive line coach at the

Middle Tennessee State University Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU or MT) is a public university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Founded in 1911 as a normal school, the university consists of eight undergraduate colleges as well as a college of graduate studies, together off ...

. Polly has also coached at

Georgetown College Georgetown College is a private Christian college in Georgetown, Kentucky. Chartered in 1829, Georgetown was the first Baptist college west of the Appalachian Mountains. The college offers 38 undergraduate degrees and a Master of Arts in educat ...

and

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, H ...

Coaching career

Graduate Assistant

Following Polly's playing career, He joined the coaching staff at his alma mater, Georgetown for the spring of 2007. He assisted with the

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and strength and conditioning. In the fall, Polly joined the coaching staff at

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as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line. He held this position through the 2009 season.

Murray State

From 2010 to 2012, Polly was a member of the

Murray State Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

football staff. He joined the staff coaching the

tight end The tight end (TE) is a position in American football, arena football, and Canadian football, on the offense. The tight end is often a hybrid position with the characteristics and roles of both an offensive lineman and a wide receiver. Like ...

s and offensive tackles in 2010, and then for the 2011 and 2012 seasons, Polly was responsible for the whole offensive line, as well as being the special teams coordinator. In each season he was there, Murray State's offense ranked in the top 5 nationally. Polly's offensive line's success led the school's first 1,000 yard rusher.

Middle Tennessee

In 2013, Polly returned to

to coach the running backs. Prior to the 2014 season, Polly took over as the special teams coordinator, while still coaching the running backs. For the 2016 season, Polly moved back to his roots, coaching the tackles and tight ends, while continuing in his role as the special teams coordinator. Polly has also served as the run game coordinator for the program. After an offensive reshuffling in the offseason after the 2021 season, Polly took over the entire offensive line. Following the 2023 season, head coach

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was let go, and Polly was not retained by new head coach

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Playing career

Polly was an all-conference player as a senior at

as well as a co-captain. He helped lead his teams to four straight

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titles. Academically, Polly had great success as well. He was academic all-conference four times, and academic all-American three times.

Personal life

Polly earned his degree in marketing from Georgetown in 2006, and a Master's in Sports Management from Middle Tennessee in 2008.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Polly, Mike 1983 births Living people American football offensive linemen Georgetown Tigers football players