After spending two years as a quality control coach on the defensive staff at Louisville, Tommy Restivo was elevated to secondary coach by head coach Charlie Strong, who tied with Restivo reach to his days at Florida.
Restivo spent the previous two seasons as the defensive quality control assistant at Louisville under defensive coordinator Vance Bedford. He has been a key component in the Cardinals building a top 25 defense.
Prior to joining the Cardinals, Restivo was the defensive graduate assistant at Florida for Strong, who was the defensive coordinator. Restivo also was the defensive quality control assistant for the Gators in 2008, who were crowned the BCS champions with a 24-14 win over high-powered Oklahoma.
A native of Toldeo, Ohio, Restivo was a defensive graduate assistant at Marshall.
Restivo graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in Kinesiology, where he also lettered as a linebacker.