Joe Rossi (American football) explained

Joe Rossi
Current Title:Defensive coordinator,
Linebackers coach
Current Team:Michigan State Spartans
Current Conference:Big Ten
Birth Date:5 April 1979
Birth Place:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Player Years1:1997–2000
Player Team1:Allegheny
Player Positions:Defensive end
Coach Years1:2001–2002
Coach Team1:Thiel (DL)
Coach Years2:2003–2006
Coach Team2:Thiel (DC/LB)
Coach Years3:2007–2008
Coach Team3:Maine (ST/DB)
Coach Years4:2009–2011
Coach Team4:Maine (DC/LB)
Coach Years5:2012–2013
Coach Team5:Rutgers (ST)
Coach Years6:2014–2015
Coach Team6:Rutgers (DC/S)
Coach Years7:2017
Coach Team7:Minnesota (QC)
Coach Years8:2018
Coach Team8:Minnesota (DL)
Coach Years9:2018
Coach Team9:Minnesota (Interim DC/LB)
Coach Years10:2019–2023
Coach Team10:Minnesota (DC/LB)
Coach Years11:2024–present
Coach Team11:Michigan State (DC/LB)

Joseph Rossi (born 1979) is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the Michigan State.

Early life

Rossi grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he attended Central Catholic High School. He competed on the football team as a defensive lineman. Rossi then accepted a scholarship to continue his playing career at Allegheny College. He was a three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC).[1]

Coaching career

On March 12, 2012, Rossi was named the special teams coordinator for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.[2] [3] [4] [5] In 2013, Rossi was elevated to defensive coordinator for the Scarlet Knights.

Rossi was named Gophers defensive line coach in January 2018 after working as a quality control assistant for Minnesota in 2017. On November 24, 2018, Joe Rossi was promoted to defensive coordinator.[6] In 2022, he coached the Gophers defense to a pair of shutouts for the first time since 2006.[7]

On December 11, 2023, Rossi was named the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Michigan State[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nine Gators Earn First Team All-NCAC Honors; . December 1, 2000 . Allegheny College . www.alleghenygators.com . November 9, 2018.
  2. Web site: Luicci. Tom. Rutgers to name Maine defensive coordinator Joe Rossi new special teams coach. NJ.com. 4 December 2013. 12 March 2012.
  3. Web site: Joe Rossi. Rutgers Football. Rutgers University. 4 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827081029/http://www.scarletknights.com/football/coaches/rossi.asp. 27 August 2013.
  4. Web site: Rutgers Finalizes Football Coaching Staff with Two Hires. Rutgers Football. Rutgers University. 4 December 2013. 13 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131220152049/http://www.scarletknights.com/football/news/release.asp?prID=11523. 20 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Joe Rossi. Scarlet Nation. 4 December 2013.
  6. Web site: Joe Rossi earns job as Gophers defensive coordinator. Star Tribune. 7 December 2018.
  7. Web site: Five takeaways as Minnesota Football suffocates Rutgers, 31-0. 247Sports. 1 January 2024.
  8. Web site: Joe Rossi hired at Michigan State. Detroit Free Press.