Phil Rauscher has been on Kirby Smart's University of Georgia coaching staff for nearly a year, but he's been the Bulldogs' offensive line coach less than a month.
Georgia, now, is trying to keep Rauscher from a return to the NFL.
Numerous sources, with ties to both the Georgia program and NFL, tell FootballScoop that Rauscher is being pursued by the Las Vegas Raiders to join the inaugural staff of new head coach Klint Kubiak.
Multiple sources tell FootballScoop that Rauscher has been approached by Kubiak's Raiders for the role of running game coordinator.
Kubiak and Rauscher have a deep history together in the NFL.
The two first were colleagues in the League with the Denver Broncos last decade, where Rauscher was an assistant offensive line coach and Kubiak was an offensive assistant.
They reunited together with the Minnesota Vikings in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Rauscher climbed from assistant offensive line coach to the lead role in his second year in Minneapolis while Kubiak first arrived as quarterbacks coach and then was named offensive coordinator during the 2021 season.
Their paths then diverged, with Rauscher spending the next three seasons on staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars before joining Smart's Georgia Bulldogs in spring 2025; he was elevated to the role of Georgia's offensive line coach in late January.
One source told FootballScoop President Scott Roussel, "It's a work in progress ... (Rauscher) has a big buyout (at Georgia)" while another source added, "Ball is in (Rauscher's) court from what I understand."
Rauscher was elevated to the top role at Georgia while veteran line coach Stacy Searels transitioned into an supporting, analyst-type of role within the Georgia program.
Earlier Thursday, the Raiders formally added Rick Dennison to Kubiak's staff to also work with the offensive line.