 Following this, he remained at the University of Tennessee for one more year, to 2009,to earn a Bachelors in Broadcast Journalism while also sustaining a grade point average of 4.0.In 2010, Cochran worked as a staff assistant in the office of former senator Bob Corker who held office from 2007-2019.Also starting in 2010, he became an assistant to the McMinn County Mayor's Office which is currently ongoing.