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Kevin  Rogers
Kevin Rogers
Kevin Rogers begins his first season as Temple's associate head coach and quarterbacks coach in 2012.

Rogers served as the offensive coordinator at Boston College for part of the 2011 season.

In 2010, Rogers completed his fifth season as quarterbacks coach of the Vikings and his 36th year in the coaching profession, 28 of which have been spent at the collegiate level. In 2009, Rogers helped get veteran quarterback Brett Favre up to speed with his new team after he was signed in mid-August. Despite his late arrival, Favre went on to post one of his best statistical seasons.

Before joining the Vikings, Rogers spent the 2002-05 seasons at Virginia Tech, where he guided Hokies quarterbacks Bryan Randall and Marcus Vick to impressive performances. Randall ended his career in 2004 with ACC Player of the Year honors and, in 2005, Rogers coached Vick in his debut as a starter with the Hokies. Vick led the ACC in pass efficiency and the Hokies led the conference in scoring offense at 33.8 points per game with a league-best 51 touchdowns. During Rogers' tenure, the Hokies compiled a 39-14 record, won the ACC title in 2004 and played in the first ACC Championship Game in 2005.

Prior to his successful stint at Virginia Tech, Rogers spent the 1999-2001 seasons at Notre Dame as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach on Bob Davie's staff. He played a role in the 2000 Irish squad that finished 9-3 and played in the Fiesta Bowl. Rogers worked with QB Jarious Jackson in his final season and helped the senior signal-caller leave with the single-season passing yardage record in 1999 and set school marks for attempts and completions.

Rogers coached at Syracuse University from 1991-98 and helped the Orange to a combined 68-26-1 record and six bowl appearances. He joined the team as quarterbacks coach on Paul Pasqualoni's staff, was named assistant head coach in 1995, serving as the recruiting coordinator from 1995-97 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 1997.

During Rogers' time with Syracuse, the team tied for the 1996 Big East title and won the crown outright in 1997 and 1998, becoming the first team in conference history to win three straight championships. Rogers' star pupil, Donovan McNabb, left Syracuse with the majority of the school's passing records and was drafted No. 2 overall by the Philadelphia Eagles.

Rogers spent 1983-90 on the staff at Navy working with the offense and future NFL standout Napolean McCallum. From 1980-82, he coached running backs at his alma mater, William & Mary. Rogers got his start in coaching at Virginia Beach's Bayside High School (1974-76) before serving as a graduate assistant at Ohio State under the legendary Woody Hayes in 1977-78.

Rogers is a 1974 graduate from the College of William & Mary, where he also played linebacker. He received his master's degree in physical education from Ohio State in 1978.

Rogers and his wife Betty have three children — Kevin, Jr., a former quarterback at Villanova and now the Associate Director of Pro Scouting for the Indianapolis Colts; Megan, a Notre Dame graduate, is currently the Director of Legal Affairs for the Cleveland Browns; and Ryan, a 2005 Notre Dame graduate, is pursuing a doctorate at North Carolina — and two grandchildren, Grady and Lucille.