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==Coaching career==

===BYU===

In 2010, Aaron Roderick accepted the position as Utah's co-[[offensive coordinator]] and [[wide receiver|receivers]] coach.<ref name="staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700008831/Whittingham-shakes-up-staff.html|title=Utah Utes football: Kyle Whittingham shakes up coaching staff|publisher=[[Deseret News]]|accessdate=February 24, 2010}}</ref> This is the same position that he was offered before the 2009 season, which he briefly accepted before opting to go to the [[Washington Huskies football|Washington]] to be the receivers coach. A few weeks later he returned to Utah, citing personal reasons, to be the receivers coach.<ref name="return">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012609aaa.html|title=Aaron Roderick Returns to Utah|publisher=Official Website of Utah Athletics|accessdate=February 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305133047/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012609aaa.html|archive-date=March 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1999, Roderick began his coaching career at BYU, his [[alma mater]], as a graduate assistant for the offense under head coach [[LaVell Edwards]]. Following Edwards retirement as BYU's head coach, Roderick was retained as a graduate assistant under new head coach [[Gary Crowton]] in 2001.

===Snow College===

Roderick began his coaching career at BYU, his [[alma mater]], as a graduate assistant for the offense. He then spent a year at [[Snow College]] before getting hired by [[Southern Utah University]]. He spent two years at SUU as the offensive coordinator, recruiting coordinator, and running backs coach. After those two years he left for the University of Utah where he was the receivers coach for 5 years. <ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roderick_aaron00.html |title=Aaron Roderick Bio |publisher=Official Website of Utah Athletics |accessdate=February 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107071000/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roderick_aaron00.html |archivedate=January 7, 2010 }}</ref>

In 2002, Roderick was hired as the running backs coach at [[Snow College]].

===Southern Utah===

After a brief hiatus from coaching, Roderick returned to his alma mater, joining the coaching staff at BYU in 2018 as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach. In 2019, Roderick was a 2019 Broyles Award nominee, an annual award given to the nations top assistant coach.<ref>https://www.heraldextra.com/sports/college/byu/football/byu-coach-aaron-roderick-named-2019-broyles-award-nominee/article_063b3f99-ac6a-5d8b-b22c-88b134b85bb6.html</ref> Roderick was promoted to [[Offensive coordinator|offensive coordinator]] following the 2020 season, replacing [[Jeff Grimes]] who departed for the same position at [[Baylor Bears football|Baylor]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Ryan |title=BYU promotes Aaron Roderick to offensive coordinator, Fesi Sitake named passing game coordinator |url=https://www.deseret.com/sports/2021/1/4/22214525/byu-promotes-aaron-roderick-offensive-coordinator-fesi-sitake-passing-game-coordinator-cougars |access-date=January 4, 2021 |work=www.deseret.com |publisher=Deseret News |date=January 4, 2021}}</ref>

In 2003, Roderick was named the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator at [[Southern Utah Thunderbirds football|Southern Utah University]] (SUU).

===Utah===

In 2005, Roderick joined the [[Utah Utes football|University of Utah]] as their wide receivers coach. Before the 2009 season, Utah offered Roderick a promotion to co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach and he briefly accepted before opting to go to the [[Washington Huskies football|University of Washington]] to serve as their wide receivers coach. A few weeks later, Roderick returned to Utah, citing personal reasons, to be their wide receivers coach.<ref name="return">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012609aaa.html|title=Aaron Roderick Returns to Utah|publisher=Official Website of Utah Athletics|accessdate=February 24, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305133047/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012609aaa.html|archive-date=March 5, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="bio">{{cite web|url=http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roderick_aaron00.html |title=Aaron Roderick Bio |publisher=Official Website of Utah Athletics |accessdate=February 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107071000/http://utahutes.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/roderick_aaron00.html |archivedate=January 7, 2010 }}</ref> In 2010, Roderick was promoted to Utah's co-[[offensive coordinator]] and [[wide receiver|receivers]] coach.<ref name="staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700008831/Whittingham-shakes-up-staff.html|title=Utah Utes football: Kyle Whittingham shakes up coaching staff|publisher=[[Deseret News]]|accessdate=February 24, 2010}}</ref>

===BYU (second stint)===

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