Craig Candeto, 34 was once a quarterback under Yellow Jackets head coach Paul Johnson when Johnson was head coach at Navy. Following his career at the U.S Naval Academy where he played football and baseball, Candeto served as a U.S fighter pilot for five years before retiring from the U.S Navy.
Candeto got back into football in 2009 following his stint in the Navy, he spent a year as a graduate assistant at Austin Peay under head coach Rick Christophel before joining Paul Jonhson’s staff for the first time in 2010 under the same position.
After two years as a grad assistant, Candeto joined The Citadel’s coaching staff as a quarterbacks and B-back coach where he would spend two seasons.