Bowl Games Coached 2009: BCS National Championship 2010: Sugar 2010: Beef `O'Brady's Bowl 2011: Belk 2013: Sugar
Coaching Highlights
Louisville
Elevated to secondary coach in 2012 and had three players earn All-BIG EAST Conference in cornerback Adrian Bushell and safeties Calvin Pryor and Hakeem Smith.
Spent his first two years as a quality control coach on the defensive staff, working with the linebacker and the defensive line. Tommy Restivo was elevated to secondary coach by head coach Charlie Strong, whom Restivo worked with at Florida.
Assisted the defense in recording three top 25 total defense performances.
Florida
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.
Marshall
A native of Toledo, Ohio, Restivo was a defensive graduate assistant at Marshall.
All-BIG EAST Players Adrian Bushell (2012), Calvin Pryor (2012), Hakeem Smith (2012)