Wisconsin Badgers

Blake Rolan joined the Badgers' staff as the Assistant Wide Recievers Coach in January 2025. He arrived in Madison with more than 15 years of collegiate coaching experience.

Prior to his time at Wisconsin, Rolan served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern Illinois (2019-24). In his first season (2019), Rolan helped design a Saluki offense that produced one of the most dominant rushing attacks in the nation. Featuring a pair of 1,000-yard rushers, SIU ranked 12th in the country in rushing yards per game (233.4) and 32nd in total offense (418.6). In 2021, SIU ranked 25th nationally in total offense (415.3) and 25th in passing offense (255.0). 

Rolan was the offensive coordinator at Division II Dixie State in 2018. In his only season at Dixie State, Rolan's offense averaged 458.5 total yards and 31 points per game. 

Prior to Dixie State, Rolan worked the 2017 season as an offensive analyst on Mark Stoops' staff at Kentucky, where he helped lead the Wildcats to a 7-6 record and a bid to the Music City Bowl. Before his stint at UK, Rolan served as wide receivers coach under Tommy Tuberville at Cincinnati from 2013-16 and helped guide the Bearcats to three bowl appearances in four seasons.

A Georgia native, Rolan was a walk-on tight end at Middle Tennessee State from 2000 to 2003 and graduated from Louisville in 2005. His first coaching job was as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Kentucky Country Day High School. His first college coaching position was a graduate assistant spot on the staff at Auburn. 

After a one-year stint as running backs coach at West Georgia in 2009, Rolan worked in quality control at the University of Tennessee for then-offensive coordinator and current Georgia OC Jim Chaney from 2010-12.
   
Rolan's WR’s in the NFL
Cordarrelle Paterson – New England Patriots
Justin Hunter – Buffalo Bills
Da’Rick Rogers – Indianapolis Colts
Denarius Moore – Oakland Raiders
Chris Moore – Baltimore Ravens
Johnny Holton – Oakland Raiders
Mekale McKay – Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Recruits in the NFL
Mike Boone – Minnesota Vikings (RB)*
Corey Cunningham – Arizona Cardinals (OL)*
Rolan Coaching Highlights
University of Tennessee (2010-2012)
The 2012 Tennessee offense finished with 5,711 yards, ranking 2^nd in school history while First-Team All SEC WR, Cordarrelle Patterson set UT’s single-season all-purpose yards record with 1,858 yards. Second-Team All SEC WR, Justin Hunter, grabbed 73 balls for 1,083 yards and 9 TD’s recording the 2^nd most in school history.

University of Cincinnati (2013-16)
Between 2013 and 2016, the UC offense produced three of the most prolific seasons in the 128 years of football. In three of four seasons in Clifton, UC’s offense produced 6,137 yards of total offense in 2013, 5,982 yards in 2014, and a school-record mark of 6,711 yards through 12 games in 2015. The Bearcats set 18 offensive school records.

WR Shaq Washington ended his career as the school record holder in both career and single season receptions tallying 240 career catches and 90 receptions in 2015. Chris Moore set the all-time TD receptions record with 26 and holds the NCAA FBS record with 73.7 yards per catch against Ohio State.

Dixie State University (2018)
Set a school record with 3,558 total passing yards and total yards with 5,044 during the 2018 season. Set season record for yards per game with 458.5. Finished 5^th in the country in passing offense and 17^th in total offense.

Playing with a torn ACL, QB Michael Sanders started the last 4 games of the season and averaged 455 yds/game passing with 10 TD’s while completing 65% of his passes. He won National Player of the Week honors and beat the undefeated, #6 team in the country while passing for a school record 553 yards and 5 TD’s.