Jeff Jagodzinski, a 35-year coaching veteran with experience in the National Football League (NFL) and the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, has been named to the Warhawk football coaching staff as an offensive assistant.
Jagodzinski's career includes professional stints as an assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers (1999-2003, 2006), Atlanta Falcons (2004-05) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2009), and stops at Northern Illinois, LSU and Boston College. He joins the Warhawks after most recently serving as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the XFL's Dallas Renegades.
After serving as offensive coordinator for the Packers in 2006, Jagodzinski was named head coach at Boston College.
As head coach at Boston College in 2007 and 2008, Jagodzinski led the Eagles to consecutive appearances in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship Game and a 20-8 record. The 2007 team, led by future NFL star quarterback Matt Ryan, won the Citrus Bowl and finished with an 11-2 record, the most wins at BC since 1940. The 2008 team finished 9-5 with three shutout victories.
Following one year as offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jagodzinski served as head coach of the United Football League's Omaha Nighthawks in 2010.
In his most recent college position, Jagodzinski served as offensive coordinator at Georgia State from 2013-15. The Panthers ranked 25th in the nation in passing offense in 2014 and rose to ninth in 2015. The team garnered 12 offensive all-conference honors and produced two NFL players during his tenure.
Jagodzinski has worked on numerous staffs that coached NFL Pro Bowl quarterbacks, including Brett Favre, Michael Vick, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan.
A native of West Allis, Jagodzinski competed for UW-Whitewater as a fullback from 1981-84 and was a member of Bob Berezowitz's staff as a running backs coach in 1985.
As a fullback for the Warhawks, Jagodzinski was named honorable mention all-conference in 1983. UW-Whitewater claimed the Wisconsin State University Conference (WSUC) championship in 1984.
