Just missed “Last Chance U” immortality

In 2011, Roach joined East Mississippi Community College as a defensive line coach/strength and conditioning coordinator under Buddy Stephens. That year, the program won the first of five NJCAA national championships under Stephen.

Roach lasted just one year however, and beginning in 2017, Netflix chose the college for a docu-series on junior college (JUCO) players trying to earn their way back into Division I. The series, titled “Last Chance U,” exploded and became a nation-wide hit.