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A look at Wisconsin football’s entire coaching staff for the 2022 season

Here is a look at Wisconsin football’s revamped coaching staff for the 2022 season:

When Wisconsin football returns to the field this fall, it will look significantly different from the one fans saw last winter in the Las Vegas Bowl against Arizona State, especially on the sideline.

After a disappointing 9-4 season, head coach Paul Chryst decided it was time to shake things up on the coaching staff, specifically as it pertained to the offense.

UW averaged 25.4 and 25.1 points per game in the last two seasons. The last time Wisconsin went consecutive seasons averaging fewer than 26 points per game came back in 1991. It was time for an influx of new ideas.

Since then, Coach Chryst has hired three new assistant coaches and moved several other coaches into new roles.

The most significant shakeup in the coaching staff came when former offensive coordinator and current Badgers’ offensive line coach Joe Rudolph departed for a similar position with Virginia Tech – a clean slate for both sides.

Coach Chryst quickly identified Baltimore Ravens tight ends coach Bobby Engram as the program’s next offensive coordinator, and signed him to a two-year deal. He will look to reinvigorate a Wisconsin Badgers’ offense that has become stale in recent years.

Here is a look at Wisconsin’s revamped coaching staff for the 2022 season:

Former Penn State linebacker joins Wisconsin coaching staff

Wisconsin just added a former Penn State football player to its coaching staff. Again.

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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Report: Mark D’Onofrio expected to be hired by Wisconsin

A recent report suggests that Wisconsin may have filled its last coaching vacancy:

After a surprising resignation from inside linebackers coach Bill Sheridan amidst an NCAA investigation, the Badgers appear to have found his replacement. 

According to a report from Bruce Feldman of The Athletic, Wisconsin is expected to hire veteran assistant coach Mark D’onofrio to join the program. 

While it’s unclear at the moment in what capacity he’s being hired, the logical answer would seem to be at inside linebackers coach, where the team has a need, and he has an abundance of experience at the collegiate level. 

Coach D’onofrio has coached linebackers at Saint Peters (1999), Rutgers (2001-03), Virginia (2005), Temple (2010) and Houston (2017-18). It’s also worth noting that he served as a defensive coordinator at both Temple and Miami during his coaching career. 

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