Rudy Wade is in his second year as the football strength and conditioning coach at the University of Toledo. His efforts on a daily basis have helped the Rockets improve physically on almost every level.

Wade, a 2001 graduate of Ball State, previously was the strength and conditioning coach at UW-Green Bay for the past seven years. He coordinated the strength and conditioning programs for all 16 Phoenix sports. He also spent one season as an assistant strength coach at Marquette, one year as an intern at Notre Dame and two years as a graduate assistant at Bowling Green, where he earned his master's degree in education. Wade is a native of Indianapolis. 

Wade and his wife Julie have two children, Connor (3) and Myla (1).