Joe Rudolph
Joe Rudolph is the offensive line coach at Virginia Tech. Rudolph also serves as the run game coordinator for the Hokies under first-year coach Brent Pry. Prior to this position he was the associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Before his time at Wisconsin, he was the interim head coach and offensive coordinator of the University of Pittsburgh Panthers football team. He is a former guard in the National Football League for both the San Francisco 49ers and the Philadelphia Eagles. Biography. Rudolph was born on July 21 , 1972 in Charleroi, Pennsylvania. and is married to Dawn DeCaria Rudolph of Weirton, West Virginia. Together they have three sons. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he was a team captain on the football team, and the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University. Professional playing career. Rudolph played with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1995. After spending 1996 away from the NFL, he returned in 1997 to play with the San Francisco 49ers. Coaching career. Rudolph's first coaching experience was as a graduate assistant with the Ohio State Buckeyes. In 2007, Rudolph served as Tight Ends  Coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. While there he also worked on special teams and oversaw the punt team. He then served as the tight ends coach of the Wisconsin Badgers football team from 2008 to 2011.