Joe Rushka was a fresh-out-of-college graduate in January with a bachelor's degree in telecommunications and journalism from Ball State. He played some high school football in Indianapolis, spent a couple years as his university's intramural sports supervisor and once taught the proper fundamentals of flag football to kids ages 8 to 15 as a camp counselor in Maine.
In other words, he was indisputably under-qualified to become Wisconsin's next defensive coordinator. But while scouring job websites this winter, he came across the Badgers' then-vacant coaching position. As part of state policy at a public university, jobs at Wisconsin must be posted publicly, which generally increases the likelihood of attracting candidates with, shall we say, unique football backgrounds.