The ULM football program chief of staff Dusty Rutledge brings a wealth of athletic administrative experience to the Warhawks in his first year in Monroe in 2021. From coaching to performance enhancement, external relations, recruiting and video operations, Rutledge has contributed to the growth and success of several collegiate programs during his long and distinguished career.
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Rutledge returned to the collegiate coaching environment in 2015 after three years with Barwis Methods, a holistic athletic and neurological training facility. He signed on as an analyst under Rich Rodriguez at Arizona and then became the director of high school relations, campus and clinics in 2016, a position he held for two years. Rutledge joined Rodriguez at Ole Miss in 2019 as a senior player personnel analyst and also made the move to Monroe in early 2021.
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The ties between Rutledge and Rodriguez go back more than 35 years. Rutledge was the defensive line coach and special teams coordinator under Rodriguez for three seasons at Glenville State (1994-96), part of the Pioneers’ three West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) titles. He served as the video coordinator at West Virginia during Rodriguez’s tenure (2001-07) and in an external relations role at Michigan (2008-10).
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Rutledge joined the Mountaineers’ staff after four seasons (1997-2000) as a special assistant to Indiana head coach Cam Cameron.
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Originally from Rockford, Ohio, Rutledge graduated from Fairmont State with a bachelor’s degree in 1991 and coached the offensive line from 1988-93. In three of his years at Fairmont, he played football and remains one of college football’s last player-coaches.
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 Rutledge and his wife Jennifer have two daughters, Elizabeth and Maegan.
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