Education
Rogers attended Sparta High School (New Jersey) then attended Massanutten Military Academy before going to The College of William & Mary.
Rogers attended Sparta High School (New Jersey) then attended Massanutten Military Academy before going to The College of William & Mary.
In his 38-year career, Rogers has coached in 13 postseason bowl games and multiple NFL playoff games as an assistant coach. At William & Mary, Rogers played for Lou Holtz. During his time at Syracuse University under head coach Paul Pasqualoni, Rogers coached Donovan McNabb and Marvin Graves.
Both of whom set team passing records.
In 1998, McNabb was the #2 overall pick in the NFL draft. Rogers also coached Kevin Mason when he made All Big East in 1993.
Prior to his time at Syracuse Rogers coached a variety of positions for the Naval Academy. Rogers also coached at William & Mary and Ohio State University under Woody Hayes.
While offensive coordinator for Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Rogers coached a Notre Dame offense that broke the school single-season record for total passing yards, completions and attempts.
In 2000, Rogers" offense set a National Collegiate Athletic Association record for fewest turnovers in a season. At Virginia Technical under Frank Beamer, Rogers coached Bryan Randall when he became the Hokies all-time passing leader. Rogers also coached Marcus Vick in 2004, when Vick made All Administrative Committee on Company-ordination. With the Minnesota Vikings, Rogers coached Tavaris Jackson and Brett Favre.
During this time, Favre posted one of his best statistical seasons.
McNabb was the 1994 Big East Rookie of the Year, 1997 Big East Player of the Year and a four time All Big East player. In 1995, 96 and 97, Syracuse won the Big East Championship. In 2004, Randall was named the Player of the Year in the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination and the league"s top offensive player. In 2003, Virginia Technical won the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination championship. While there, the Vikings won the NFC North Division title twice and made it to the NFC Championship Game once.