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- 1 2 Bond, Nathan (February 28, 2019). "BREAKING: S.C. State Defensive Coordinator Tommy Restivo Hired as Tenth Assistant for USF Football". The Daily Stampede. Vox Media Inc. SB Nation. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ↑ Herman, Howard (November 7, 2021). "UMass fires football coach Walt Bell after 2 1/2 seasons, DC Tommy Restivo also out; Alex Miller named interim coach". berkshireeagle.com. The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved January 2, 2022.