– Bodie Reeder has been hired by Middle Tennessee football coach Derek Mason as the team’s new offensive coordinator.
Mason declared, “Bodie is the ‘it’ guy.” “I found out from doing a lot of interviews that he is skilled at positioning players to receive touches, create plays, and buy into his system. In the modern game, players want to know how they will be used, therefore this is crucial. According to Mike Bobo, Todd Monken, and Mike Gundy’s remarks that I received, they all admired him for his style, character, and contributions to football. I believe that Bodie Reeder was our draft steal.”
After working as the offensive coordinator at Northern Iowa for the previous two seasons, Reeder transfers to MTSU.
In terms of red zone effectiveness, Reeder’s attack placed ninth in the country in 2023. It also rated 15th in terms of passing offense and 39th overall. Sam Schnee, a receiver, was named an All-American after placing seventh nationwide in receiving yards (1,041), while quarterback Theo Day rated 15th nationally in passing yards.
Reeder assisted Day in developing into a First Team All-MVFC passer in the 2022 season. With 444.9 yards per game and the greatest third-down conversion percentage (52%), UNI had the most effective offense in the league. Day led the conference in pass efficiency (169.0), passing touchdowns (26), passing yards (3,121), and total offense (289.7).
In addition to participating in one conference championship, Reeder has coached in three bowl games and four Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Playoff games.
“I am extremely excited for this opportunity and to be a part of the MTSU community,” Reeder stated. I’ve always had a lot of regard for the Blue Raiders’ football program and location, and they have a rich football heritage. I am really impressed with Coach Mason, his values, and the group he is assembling. In the end, winning ball games and assisting these athletes in reaching their full potential are the main goals. I’m eager to get going.”
Reeder has held coaching positions at Wisconsin-Stout, Auburn, Utah State, North Texas, Eastern Washington, Oklahoma State, and Eastern Illinois during his career.
Alongside Bo Nix, Reeder served as Auburn’s temporary quarterback coach and offensive analyst in 2021. The Tigers won at LSU for the first game since 1999 and reached as high as No. 12 in the country.
The current offensive coordinator at Georgia, Mike Bobo, said of Bodie Reeder, “He is an excellent football coach.” “A very creative coach who has been successful in every coaching role he has held. He represents the future of offensive football. He has an unmatched work ethic and enthusiasm for both the young men who play football and the game.”
He was the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Texas, when the Mean Green finished 27th in the country with an average of 30.3 points. With 33 touchdown passes, which ranked 15th nationally, UNT led Conference USA and finished second in passing (283.3 ypg). It had the fourth-best average of points per game in the league.
Additionally, Reeder worked at Eastern Washington for two years (2017–18) as both the quarterbacks coach and the offensive coordinator. He assisted the Eagles in 2018 to go to the FCS championship game following their Big Sky Championship victory. EWU finished third and fourth in the country that year with averages of 528.2 yards and 43.1 points per game, respectively. In terms of overall offense (476.7), passing (320.5 per game), scoring (34.5 points per game), and third down conversions (46.1%), EWU ranked seventh in the FCS in 2017.
With 623 points in the 2018 season—six games with at least 50 points—the Eagles’ offense set a school record. With 3,839 rushing yards (255.9 ypg) and 41 rushing touchdowns, EWU set school records and produced at least 600 yards of total offense five times that season.
As an offensive quality control coach at Oklahoma State, Reeder worked with quarterbacks from 2014 to 2016.
During Reeder’s three seasons there, Oklahoma State participated in bowl games and won two of them, against Washington (30-22) and Colorado 38-8) in the Alamo Bowl in 2016. After the 2015 season, the Cowboys participated in the Sugar Bowl, where they were defeated by Mississippi 48–20.
With a 7-2 record, Oklahoma State’s 2016 squad finished second in the Big 12 with a 10-3 record. The Cowboys ranked 17th in scoring (38.6 per game) and ninth in passing offense (323.9 per game) in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision.
At Oklahoma State, Reeder assisted in coaching quarterback Mason Rudolph, whose average of 314.7 yards per game in 2016 placed him eighth in the nation. With just four interceptions and 4,091 yards of total passing yardage, he completed 63 percent of his passes.
Rudolph finished the previous season with 3,770 yards, 21 touchdowns, and nine interceptions, ranking 19th in the FBS (290.0 per game). In 2015, quarterback J.W. Walsh scored 24 touchdowns—11 via throwing and 13 through rushing.
Reeder spent three seasons as an assistant at Wisconsin-Stout before moving to Oklahoma State, spending the final three as the offensive coordinator. In addition to mentoring the team’s quarterbacks, he was the school’s kinesiology teacher. Hank Kujak, an all-conference quarterback, was one of the athletes he mentored.
In 2010, Reeder worked as a graduate assistant at Eastern Illinois, where he assisted defensive backs.
After starting his collegiate career at Wyoming in 2005, Reeder moved to Eastern Illinois, where in 30 games he finished with 3,741 passing yards, 23 touchdown passes, and 356 completions. The Panthers made it to the 2007 and 2009 NCAA Tournaments. 2010 saw Reeder graduate from Eastern Illinois.