Michael Horan enters his first season as an assistant with the Harvard football program in 2009 where he will work on the defensive side of the ball.

Horan has coached at three colleges and one high school since graduating from Bates College in 2004. After one season at Stoughton high School, Horan coached the tight ends at Curry College and recruited the New England area. He moved onto the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in 2007 where he worked with the inside linebackers and was responsible for video editing.

Last season, he worked at Wagner College with the defensive backs and also coordinated academic performance and strength & conditioning activities.

At Bates, Horan was a senior captain and a two-time All-NESCAC selection as well as an All-ECAC pick in 2004.