Mike Siravo Position: Def. Backs/Recruiting Coord. Experience: Fourth Season

Mike Siravo enters his fourth year as the recruiting coordinator and defensive backs coach for the BC football team.

In 2009, Siravo's secondary was a key part of a defense that ranked fourth in the ACC in total defense (327.6 ypg) and third in interceptions (15). In 2008, Siravo coached the secondary that was a key part of a defense that ranked in the top 10 nationally in seven different categories including interceptions (first, 26), turnovers gained (second, 36), total defense (fifth, 286.14), red zone defense (sixth, .72), rush defense (seventh, 91.2), pass efficiency defense (seventh, 98.81) and first downs defense (sixth, 14.71).

Despite being picked to finish last in the ACC's Atlantic Division in preseason media voting, the 2009 Eagles finished with an 8-5 record, came within one win of playing in a third consecutive ACC Championship Game, and played in a bowl game for a school-record 11th consecutive season.

In 2008, Siravo coached the secondary that was a key part of a defense that ranked in the top 10 nationally in seven different categories, including interceptions (first, 26), turnovers gained (second, 36), total defense (fifth, 286.14), red zone defense (sixth, .72), rush defense (seventh, 91.2), pass efficiency defense (seventh, 98.81) and first downs defense (sixth, 14.71). Also in 2008, Siravo helped BC bring in a 29-member recruiting class, the largest entering class in Eagles football history. BC's 26 interceptions that season tied for the most in the country with Florida. In his three seasons guiding the secondary, the Eagles have intercepted 66 passes.

In 2007, Boston College picked off 25 passes, which was one off the national lead. Paul Anderson accounted for six of those interceptions, which was the eighth-highest total in the country (seven were tied for the most with seven). That season, the Eagle defense finished fourth in the ACC in pass defense efficiency and finished third in the league in total defense. Senior free safety Jamie Silva was a consensus All-America first-team selection and was one of three finalists for the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award, which is given to the nation's top defensive back. Silva was MVP of the 2007 Champs Sports bowl, in which he had two interceptions. Siravo also oversaw the emergence of freshman defensive back DeLeon Gause, who earned ACC Player of the Week accolades. Cornerback DeJuan Tribble was named to the All-ACC second team.

Siravo was part of a BC staff that led the team to an 8-0 start and a No. 2 national ranking. The 2007 Eagles eventually finished 11-3, becoming the first BC team to win 11 games since 1940. The team played in the ACC Championship Game for the first time ever, won an eighth consecutive bowl game (longest active streak in college football), and finished the season ranked 10th in the nation, the team's best final poll finish since 1984.

Siravo came to Boston College from Temple University, where he served as recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach in 2006. At Temple, he was one of four coaches on that staff (Al Golden, Ryan Day, Bob Bicknell) with Boston College ties.

Prior to his experience at Temple, Siravo spent the three seasons as linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator at Columbia University. Siravo developed a strong national recruiting system under head coach Bob Shoop. He also helped linebacker Chuck Britton earn All-Ivy honors in 2004.

A former linebacker at Boston College, Siravo joined the Eagles as a walk-on in 1995 and later earned a scholarship. A two-year letterwinner, he played under head coaches Dan Henning and Tom O'Brien. Siravo also excelled off the field, earning Big East All-Academic team honors as a senior.

Siravo remained in Chestnut Hill upon graduation and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for recruiting in 1998. The Eagles' February 1999 recruiting class was rated the best in school history, ranking 15th nationally according to expert Tom Lemming and featuring future NFL players William Green, Augie Hoffmann, Keith Leavitt and Derrick Knight. Siravo spent the 1999 and 2000 campaigns as Boston College's defensive graduate assistant, working with the secondary and linebackers. The Eagles made two postseason bowl appearances, the 1999 Insight.com Bowl and the 2000 Aloha Bowl.

Born March 9, 1976, Siravo is a native of Pawtucket, R.I. and earned his undergraduate degree in history from Boston College in 1998. He received a master's of science in administrative studies of business from BC in 2000. He is married to the former Alison Cahill, who graduated from BC in 1999 and BC Law School in 2002. Mike and Alison welcomed their first child, William Thomas, during the 2009 season.