Todd Graham has been hired as the new head coach at Arizona State. He has already announced four of his assistant coaches. Here is a look at a projection of how the rest of the staff could come together:
QUARTERBACKS COACH
Jason Gesser - Idaho Running Backs Coach
- Played quarterback at Washington State from 1998-2002. Bob Connelly was the OL coach at WSU in 2001 and '02.
- QB coach at Pitt under Todd Dodge in 2011.
RUNNING BACKS COACH
Co-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS COACH
TIGHT ENDS/SPECIAL TEAMS COACH
Dave Ungerer - ex-Washington State Running Backs/Special Teams Coach
- Was on staff the last two seasons at Washington State along with Chris Ball.
- Coached tight ends and special teams at Alabama from 2003-06, where he worked with Chris Ball, Bob Connelly, and projected defensive coordinator Paul Randolph.
- Coached tight ends at UCLA in 2007, where Bob Connelly was the offensive line coach for one season before going to UTEP in '08.
Co-OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE COACH
Co-DEFENSIVE COORDINATORS (DL & LB COACHES)
Paul Randolph - Pitt Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Coach
- Worked as DC under Todd Graham at Pitt in 2011.
- DL coach at Tulsa from 2007-10 under Graham and was elevated to co-DC in 2010.
- Defensive coordinator at Rice in 2006, Graham's one season as the head coach at Rice.
- Defensive ends coach at Alabama from 2003-05, where he worked on staff with Chris Ball and Bob Connelly.
- Defensive line and special teams coach at West Virginia in 2002, where Todd Graham was the Mountaineers' safeties coach.
Keith Patterson - Pitt Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach
- Worked as DC under Todd Graham at Pitt in 2011.
- Worked on staff at Tulsa from 2003-10, becoming the co-DC in '10. Each of those years except for 2006 he worked under Graham.
- Was an assistant coach under Graham at Allen High School for four seasons.
- Played defensive back at East Central from 1982-85 and stayed on as a graduate assistant in 1986 and '87. Todd Graham was a DB at East Central from 1983-86.
DEFENSIVE ENDS/OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS COACH
Randall McCray - Pitt Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Coach
- Joined Todd Graham's staff at Pitt prior to the 2011 season.
- Defensive coordinator at Illinois State from 2000-02, where he spent one year on staff with projected DC Paul Randolph.
Buddy Wyatt - Kansas Defensive Line Coach
- DL coach at Alabama from 2003-06, where he worked on staff with Chris Ball, Bob Connelly, and Paul Randolph.
Ron West - Illinois Outside Linebackers Coach
- LB coach at Tulsa in 2009 on Todd Graham's staff.
DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH
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