On Monday, news broke that Virginia Tech offensive line coach Joe Rudolph is headed to Notre Dame. Rudolph spent one season on Brent Pry's staff in Blacksburg after making the move from Wisconsin.
Tom Loy of 247Sports first reported the coaching move while The Athletic's Bruce Feldman and ESPN's Heather Dinich confirmed it.
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Tech hired Rudolph on Jan. 3, 2022 from the Badgers, where he spent seven seasons. A Wisconsin alumnus, he was a graduate assistant at Ohio State from 2004-06 and had stops at Nebraska and Pitt before finding his way back to Madison. It was in Columbus, Ohio where Rudolph crossed paths with Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman, who played for the Buckeyes from 2004-08.
Rudolph was on a three-year contract with Virginia Tech that earned him $725,000 per year and expired in 2025. He's the second assistant to leave the Hokies in the last week after Brad Glenn departed for the offensive coordinator job at Cincinnati on Feb. 22. In a similar situation to Rudolph, Glenn had a previous connection with Bearcats head coach Scott Satterfield, who he worked alongside at Appalachian State.
The Hokies now have two hires to make before spring practice starts on March 16. However, when it comes to additions, there is some flexibility on the staff. Offensive coordinator and tight ends coach Tyler Bowen is a former offensive lineman who has overseen that position before, and wide receivers coach Fontel Mines mentored tight ends in his previous stop at Old Dominion.