Anthony Campanile

Former Rutgers assistant Anthony Campanile has been hired as Boston College's defensive backs coach. (William Perlman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)

An old regional rival has picked up a former Rutgers assistant. Boston College announced on Wednesday that it has hired Anthony Campanile as defensive backs coach.

Campanile was on former Rutgers coach Kyle Flood's staff from 2012-15. Campanile was a defensive assistant in 2012, the tight ends coach for the 2013-14 seasons and the wide receivers coach last season.

New Rutgers coach Chris Ash did not retain Campanile in an on-field role, hiring Zak Kuhr as wide receivers coach on Dec. 24. There had been some mutual interest in finding a role in Rutgers' recruiting department for Campanile, but obviously an on-field opportunity at a Power 5 school was a more attractive option.

"I am really excited to be a part of the Boston College community," Campanile said in a statement released by Boston College. "I grew up in the Northeast, I received a Jesuit education and my Catholic faith has always been very important so working at Boston College has always been a career aspiration for me. I am thrilled to be on Coach (Steve) Addazio's staff with high-character men and we are coaching tough kids where integrity is important. Those are the pillars of what I believe about football and they all reside at BC. That is what gets me more excited than anything to be here. I worked under Coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Prep and both his sons (Greg and Brian) were Eagles so I know what it means to be a part of this team and this community."

A Fair Lawn native, Campanile played linebacker and safety at Rutgers from 2001-04 for Greg Schiano. Recently hired to replace Ash as Ohio State's co-defensive coordinator, Schiano called Campanile "one of the bright young coaches in college football."

Campanile was an assistant at Don Bosco Prep from 2007-11 and he has two brothers coaching at high schools in New Jersey. The lack of New Jersey ties on Ash's staff has been a cause for skepticism among some high school coaches.

"For me, the no-New-Jersey-ties is glaring," said Campanile's brother Vito, who is the coach at Seton Hall Prep. "I think (Ash) is a great hire and he comes from a great program. He's worked with some great guys. From a coaching standpoint, his record speaks for itself, but I would say the no New Jersey ties on his staff is my No. 1 concern."

No other former assistants have landed new jobs yet, but members of the recruiting staff have drawn interest from local programs. Marcus Berry, who was Rutgers' director of player personnel last year, has been hired as Maryland's director of recruiting. And Rutgers' former director of recruiting E.J. Barthel could land on the recruiting staff at Temple.

Dan Duggan may be reached at dduggan@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DDuggan21. Find NJ.com Rutgers Football on Facebook.