Brad Wittke - Football Coach - Bowling Green State University Athletics

Brad Wittke

Title:
Director of Football Operations
Email:
bwittke@bgsu.edu

Brad Wittke enters his first season as Director of Football Operations at Bowling Green State University in 2015. Wittke comes to Bowling Green after working three seasons in the front office for the Pittsburgh Power of the Arena Football League.

"I am incredibly excited and feel very fortunate to be joining Coach Babers' staff at Bowling Green," Wittke said. "It is a great opportunity and I am looking forward to having a positive impact on the operation of this fine football program."

Wittke, who is the son of BGSU Recruiting Coordinator Roy Wittke, comes to Northwest Ohio with a vast background in the operation of a football program. Wittke has worked with the Pittsburgh Power, Eastern Illinois University, and Arizona State University.

A 2009 graduate of Arizona State, Wittke earned his Masters degree from Eastern Illinois in 2011. During his time in Tempe, Wittke served as an operations assistant with the men’s basketball program. Wittke assisted with film exchange, high school relations, recruiting travel and other requests during his tenure with ASU.

Upon graduation with his degree in management, Wittke enrolled at EIU where he studied sport administration. While in Charleston, Wittke served as an Intern with PlayNextLevel.com and was also a graduate assistant at Eastern Illinois in the New Student Programs. Late in his time, Wittke became a football scouting assistant where he aided with breaking down film, both on future opponents and also on current members of the team.

Wittke began his tenure in the AFL as an operations assistant with the Pittsburgh Power shortly after the conclusion of the 2011 season. During his first season with the Power, Wittke assisted with all projects relating to football operations, game day experience, and player personnel. He was also in charge of travel coordination and ensuring that players had proper accommodations during their time with the organization.

Wittke was then shifted into the role of Director of Player Personnel where he oversaw all decisions related to the recruitment and signing of players from July of 2012 through the 2014 season. During his tenure in the player personnel role, Wittke re-tooled a roster which improved 11 wins from the 2013 to 2014 season. He was responsible for expanding the scouting and recruitment of all players during his time in that role.

At Bowling Green, Wittke will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the football program, which include travel, team meals, and will have a role in most non-coaching decisions.