Tommy Restivo

Tommy Restivo is an American football coach and former player. He was the defensive coordinator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Playing career Restivo lettered at linebacker while playing for the Tigers of Georgetown College, graduating in 2006.

Coaching career

Early coaching career Following his playing career, Restivo joined the coaching staff at Marshall as a graduate assistant for the 2007 season. In 2008 and 2009, he was a defensive quality control coach at Florida, working for defensive coordinator Charlie Strong. They won the BCS National Championship in 2009. In 2010, when Strong was hired as the head coach at Louisville, Restivo followed him. He worked as a defensive quality control coach in 2010 and 2011, before being promoted to defensive backs coach in 2012 and 2013. before returning to South Carolina State in 2017. He again served as the defensive coordinator.

South Florida In 2018, Restivo reunited with Charlie Strong when he joined the staff at South Florida as the safeties coach.

Personal life Restivo is from Plainfield, IN. He graduated with a degree in Kinesiology.