Jeff Jagodzinski (born October 12, 1963) is an
American football
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offensive line coach and former player who is the offensive line coach for the
Philadelphia Stars of the
United States Football League
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(USFL). He was previously the offensive coordinator at the
Georgia State University
Georgia State University (Georgia State, State, or GSU) is a Public university, public research university in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1913, it is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities. It is also the ...
Panthers football team.
[Doug Roberson]
Jeff Jagodzinski agrees to become Georgia State's offensive coordinator
, ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', December 11, 2012.
Jagodzinski is best known for serving as the head football coach at the
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
in 2007 and 2008, leading the
Eagles
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to a record of 20–8 and consecutive appearances in the
ACC Championship Game
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. In 2010, he was the head coach of the
United Football League's
Omaha Nighthawks
The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home gam ...
.
Jagodzinski has coached in
college football
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Unlike most ...
and the
National Football League
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for more than 20 years.
Playing career and family
A graduate of the
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
The University of Wisconsin–Whitewater (UW–Whitewater) is a public university in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System. Student enrollment in the 2014–2015 academic year was more than 12,000. The universit ...
, Jagodzinski played college football there, starting three years at
fullback. He was all-conference at
West Allis Central High School
West Allis Central High School is a public high school in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States. The school boundaries are the city of West Allis, village of West Milwaukee and portions of New Berlin and Greenfield. Central's cross-town rival ...
in Wisconsin.
Coaching career
Early coaching experience
Jagodzinski began his coaching career as the
running back
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coach for the
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
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in 1985. He was the
offensive line
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coach for
Northern Illinois University
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in 1986. He held a
Graduate Assistant
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position with
LSU
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from 1987 through 1988. In 1989, he became the
tight end
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s/assistant offensive line coach for
East Carolina University
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and remained in that position until 1996. In 1997 and 1998 he served as the offensive coordinator/offensive line coach at
Boston College
Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...
.
NFL experience
Jagodzinski made the transition to the
National Football League
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(NFL) in 1999, becoming the tight ends coach for the
Green Bay Packers
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under head coach
Ray Rhodes
Raymond Earl Rhodes (born October 20, 1950) is a former American football player and coach. Rhodes played wide receiver and cornerback for the New York Giants and the San Francisco 49ers. He served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles an ...
. Rhodes and most of his staff was fired after that season, but new head coach
Mike Sherman
Michael Francis Sherman (born December 19, 1954) is an American gridiron football coach and former player who most recently was the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was the head coach of the Green B ...
kept Jagodzinski until 2003 when he was released. He was quickly picked up by the
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Falcons joined th ...
to be the offensive line coach.
Jagodzinski was hired by Green Bay Packers head coach
Mike McCarthy
Michael John McCarthy (born November 10, 1963) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). From 2006 to 2018, he was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. In 2011, he led t ...
on January 15, 2006 to replace offensive coordinator
Tom Rossley
Tom Rossley (born August 9, 1946) is a former American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1991 to 1996, compiling a record of 15–48–3.
Coaching career Early career
Rossley sta ...
. He was the fifth individual to hold the title of Packers offensive coordinator. Jagodzinski joined
Paul Roach (1975–76),
Lindy Infante
Gelindo "Lindy" Infante (March 27, 1940 – October 8, 2015) was an American football player and coach, who became an offensive coordinator and head coach in both the National Football League (NFL) and the United States Football League (USFL). ...
(1988–91),
Sherman Lewis
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(1992–99), and
Tom Rossley
Tom Rossley (born August 9, 1946) is a former American football coach and player. He was the head football coach at Southern Methodist University (SMU) from 1991 to 1996, compiling a record of 15–48–3.
Coaching career Early career
Rossley sta ...
(2000–05).
Bob Schnelker
Robert Bernard Schnelker (October 17, 1928 – December 12, 2016) was an American football tight end who played for nine seasons in the National Football League, mainly with the New York Giants. Schnelker played college football at Bowling Gree ...
(1969–71),
John Polonchek
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(1972–74),
Lew Carpenter
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(1975–79), and
Tom Coughlin
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(1986–87) served as passing game coordinators on staffs that didn't necessarily carry an offensive coordinator.
During his time with the Atlanta Falcons, Jagodzinski learned offensive zone blocking schemes from
Alex Gibbs
Alexander Gibbs, Jr. (February 22, 1941 – July 12, 2021) was an American professional football coach who was a longtime offensive line coach in the National Football League (NFL). He coached college football for over a decade before joining t ...
, the architect of successful NFL offensive lines such as the
Denver Broncos
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that won
Super Bowl XXXII
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.
Boston College
Jagodzinski was named head coach at Boston College in January 2007 to replace
Tom O'Brien. He inherited a talent laden BC team, which he led to an 11–3 record, a #10 finish in the polls and an
ACC Atlantic Division
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Championship. At one point in the season, the Eagles were ranked second in the
Bowl Championship Series
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standings. Along with
Steve Logan, Jagodzinski brought a high flying offensive attack which was very different from Tom O'Brien's short passing game style. He has been nicknamed "Jags" by BC fans and the media. After his first season at BC, Tom O'Brien protegees
Matt Ryan and
Gosder Cherilus were selected in the first round of the NFL draft. In the 2008 season BC's record dropped to 9-5, including a loss at the Music City Bowl.
Following the 2008 season, Jagodzinski interviewed for the vacant
New York Jets
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head coaching job, despite being warned not to do so by athletic director
Gene DeFilippo
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. He interviewed for the position, and was fired the next day. He only completed two years of his five-year contract with Boston College. The Jets ultimately hired
Rex Ryan
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, who was previously the defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the
Baltimore Ravens
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.
Tampa Bay
Jagodzinski was hired as the offensive coordinator of the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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on January 29, 2009 following the promotion of
Raheem Morris
Raheem Morris (born September 3, 1976) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2 ...
, who had been elevated to head coach following
Jon Gruden
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's departure. On September 3, 2009, the day before the team's final preseason game, the Buccaneers announced that they had dismissed Jagodzinski from his role and replaced him with quarterbacks coach
Greg Olson. The firing came due to concerns about Jagodzinski's ability to communicate plays in a timely manner. He had been asked by the head coach to provide details to the team's offensive play calling, however he was unable to provide familiarity with the Tampa Bay playbook, (deferring to a subordinate to answer questions), thus exposing his over reliance on subordinates. Morris offered to let him stay on as quarterbacks coach, but Jagodzinski declined.
Omaha Nighthawks
On April 15, 2010, when the
United Football League announced the franchise which would be known as the
Omaha Nighthawks
The Omaha Nighthawks were a professional American football team based in Omaha, Nebraska, which played in the United Football League, joining the league as an expansion team in 2010. During their first season, the Nighthawks played their home gam ...
, Jagodzinski was introduced as the team's first head coach. He was fired January 3, 2011 after posting a 3–5 record in his lone campaign with the team. The Nighthawks started 3–1, yet finished 0–4 in the final weeks of the
2010 UFL season
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. He was replaced by
Joe Moglia
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.
Return to college coaching
After serving a season as wide receiver coach at
Ave Maria University
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, he took the position of offensive coordinator at
Georgia State University
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under
Trent Miles
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.
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]
XFL
On May 25, 2019, Bob Stoops
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hired Jagodzinski to be the offensive line coach for the Dallas Renegades
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.
On March 9, 2020, Jagodzinski was promoted to offensive coordinator after previous OC Hal Mumme
Hal Clay Mumme (born March 29, 1952) is a former American football coach and former player. He most recently served as an offensive advisor for the Dallas Renegades of the XFL. Previously, Mumme served as the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan C ...
suffered an injury in a collision with a player and accepted an advisor role with the team.
Kentucky
On November 15, 2020 Jagodzinski was hired to coach Kentucky's offensive line for the remainder of the 2020 season after previous offensive line coach John Schlarman passed away.
Head coaching record
College
United Football League
References
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1963 births
Living people
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East Carolina Pirates football coaches
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Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks football coaches
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