Football: Graham completes staff

Head football coach Todd Graham announced the hiring of Randall McCray as the new safeties coach… Pitt head coach Todd Graham announced the hiring of Randall McCray as the new safeties coach and special teams coordinator yesterday. McCray completes Graham’s nine-person staff.

This will be McCray’s 21st year as a collegiate-level coach. He was the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Middle Tennessee State last season. The Blue Raiders’ defense was ranked 10th nationally in tackles for loss (7.38 TFLs/game) and 17th in quarterback sacks (2.62 sacks/game) last season.

From 2006 to 2009, McCray was on staff at Wisconsin.

“My family and I are tremendously excited about joining an outstanding educational institution and historic football tradition like the University of Pittsburgh,” McCray said in a news release. “I’m looking forward to getting to know the young men in the program and building a championship future on and off the field at Pitt.”

McRay joins offensive coaches Calvin McGee, co-offensive coordinator, assistant head coach and running backs coach; Spencer Leftwich, offensive line coach; Tony Dodge, quarterbacks coach; and Tony Dews, tight ends coach.

Paul Randolph, executive associate head coach and defensive line coach; Keith Patterson, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach; Mike Norvell, co-defensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting; and Tony Gibson, recruiting coordinator and defensive backs coach, fill out the defensive staff.