22 Facts About Todd Graham

Michael Todd Graham was born on December 5,1964 and is an American football coach and former player.

Todd Graham was an all-district defensive back at North Mesquite High School, from which he graduated in 1983.

Todd Graham then went on to play at East Central University in Ada, Oklahoma, where he was a two-time All-NAIA defensive back.

Todd Graham began his coaching career in 1988 as an assistant at Poteet High School in his hometown of Mesquite.

Todd Graham later held head coaching positions at Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and Allen High School in Allen, Texas before becoming linebackers coach under Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia University in 2001.

Todd Graham built one of the best defensive units in Conference USA and the nation before leaving the position following his third year at Tulsa for his first head coaching stint.

Todd Graham was hired as the head coach at Rice on January 1,2006.

At Rice, athletic director Chris Del Conte helped Todd Graham raise $5.5 million for renovating Rice Stadium and replacing the dated AstroTurf with FieldTurf.

Todd Graham hired former University of Texas quarterback Major Applewhite as his offensive coordinator, replacing the triple option offense Hatfield had been running with a more balanced attack.

Todd Graham was named Conference USA Coach of the Year, and was rewarded by the Rice administration with the offer of a significant pay raise and contract extension.

Todd Graham hired former Golden Hurricane quarterback and coach at Tulsa's Union High School, Bill Blankenship as wide receivers coach.

Todd Graham was announced as Pitt's head coach on January 10,2011.

Todd Graham was hired after Michael Haywood, the initial choice to replace sixth-year coach Dave Wannstedt, was fired after a domestic dispute.

Reportedly, Todd Graham's wife had never been happy in Pittsburgh in the first place and wanted to move closer to her family.

Todd Graham informed the Pitt players of his departure the following day by having a text message forwarded to the team by director of football operations Blair Philbrick.

The style in which Todd Graham left, in combination with his quick departures from other universities, led to criticism of Todd Graham in both local and national media.

Todd Graham was announced as Arizona State University's head coach on December 14,2011.

On January 21,2020, Todd Graham was hired by the University of Hawaii as the 24th head football coach in the school's history after being away from college football for two years.

Todd Graham became the first Hawaii coach since Bob Wagner in 1987 to win his debut, doing so with a win over rival Fresno State.

Todd Graham's first son, Bo, was born while Todd was still in high school.

Todd Graham met Penni Jones in 1996, when Graham was the head coach at Allen High School and Johnson was the instructional technology coordinator for the Allen Independent School District.

Bo Todd Graham has served as an assistant coach under him at Rice, Tulsa, Pitt, Arizona State, and Hawaii.