Augie Hoffmann leaving St. Joseph to join Greg Schiano's Rutgers football staff

Greg Schiano has landed a coveted North Jersey recruit for Rutgers.

St. Joseph Regional football coach Augie Hoffmann will join the Scarlet Knights coaching staff, leaving the Green Knights after six seasons. Hoffmann informed the team of his intentions at a Tuesday morning meeting.

NorthJersey.com has learned that Hoffmann will be a position coach with the Scarlet Knights. He will join former Bergen Catholic football coach Nunzio Campanile on staff with Rutgers.

Hoffmann, 38, attended St. Joseph before going on to a successful college career at Boston College. He spent two years in the NFL with the New Orleans Saints before an ankle injury derailed his career.

Hoffmann returned to Montvale in 2009 and was groomed by coach Tony Karcich to inherit the position upon Karcich’s retirement. Hoffmann took over in 2014 and guided St. Joseph to four state finals, two in Non-Public Group 3 and two in Non-Public Group 4.

His Green Knights won the Group 3 title in 2016, beating DePaul at MetLife Stadium, and beat Bergen Catholic in 2018 to win the Non-Public Group 4 title. He leaves St. Joseph with a career record of 49-20.

Darren Cooper is a high school sports columnist for NorthJersey.com. For full access to live scores, breaking news and analysis from our Varsity Aces team, subscribe today. To get breaking news directly to your inbox, sign up for our newsletter and download our app.

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