Anderson Announces Leadership Change in Football Program

Anderson University announced on Tuesday that Steve Rock will not continue in the role as head football coach, effective immediately. Jeremy Lochner will serve as the interim head football coach for the remainder of the season.

Rock came to Anderson as the program's 14th head coach in December 2017. He had spent the prior 11 seasons as an assistant coach at Franklin College.

Anderson University is on a mission to educate students for lives of faith and service, offering more than 60 undergraduate majors, 30 three-year degrees, 20 NCAA Division III intercollegiate sports, alongside adult and graduate programs. The private, liberal arts institution is fully accredited and recognized among top colleges for its business, computer science, cybersecurity, dance, engineering, nursing, and teacher education programs. Anderson University was established in 1917 in Anderson, Indiana, by the Church of God.