The Wisconsin Badgers are adding a former Nittany Lion to the staff. Again. The newest addition to the Badgers coaching staff is [autotag]Mark D’Onofrio[/autotag], a former Penn State linebacker. D’Onofrio will serve as the inside linebackers coach for the Badgers.
D’Onofrio joins the Wisconsin program after four seasons away from coaching. D’Onofrio’s last job on a coaching staff was with Houston from 2017 through 2018. Prior to his job with Houston, D’Onofrio had been one of [autotag]Al Golden[/autotag]’s trusty assistants in stints at Temple and Miami.
Golden, of course, was another former Penn State player and the two had been side-by-side for much of their college football teams as a player and as a coach. D’Onofrio coached at Virginia with Golden before Golden was named the head coach at Temple in 2006.
D’Onofrio joins a Wisconsin staff that has already tapped into the Penn State family to fill a vacancy on the staff. Earlier this offseason, former Penn State Biletnikoff Award-winning wide receiver [autotag]Bobby Engram[/autotag] joined the staff as an offensive coordinator.
For more on D’Onfrio and his hiring by Wisconsin, check out our friends at Badgers Wire for continuing coverage.
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