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Ted Monachino enters his fifth year as the Sun Devils defensive line coach. He came to ASU after serving in that same capacity in 2000 under Koetter at Boise State.
Monachino's defensive line has experienced enormous success in each of his four years at ASU. In 2004, the defensive line combined to collect 15.5 sacks and sophomores Jordan Hill and Kyle Caldwell led the team with seven each. Senior Jimmy Verdon earned honors as the team's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman for the second straight year with 8.5 tackles for a loss. Verdon was a second-team All-Pac-10 selection and was taken by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the NFL Draft. Monachino also oversaw the development of Ishmael Thrower, who finished his senior season ranked third on the team with 10.5 tackles for a loss.
In 2003, Verdon was named the team's Most Valuable Defensive Lineman, Caldwell was named to the Sporting News Pac-10 All-Freshman Team (as a true freshman), and Thrower led the team with 4.5 sacks.
In 2002, the Sun Devil defense recorded 123 tackles for loss, including 53 sacks, and held opponents to just over 30 percent on third-down conversions. Monachino's 2002 defensive front also featured one of the most dominant players in college football. Defensive end Terrell Suggs shattered the ASU, Pac-10 and NCAA single season records for sacks (24) and tackles for loss (31.5) on his way to becoming the most decorated player in school history. Under Monachino's guidance, Suggs made a phenomenal leap from very successful back-to-back 10-sack seasons to his staggering total of 24.0 in 2002. Suggs became the second unanimous All-America selection in school history in addition to a near sweep of the national awards including the Bronko Nagurski Award (best defensive player in the nation), the Rotary Lombardi Award (top interior lineman in the nation), the Ted Hendricks Defensive End of the Year Award and the Pac-10's Morris Trophy (Pac-10's top offensive and defensive lineman, voted on by the players).
In 2001, first-team All-Pac-10 and third-team All-America selection Suggs finished second in the Pac-10 in sacks and third in tackles for loss.
In 2000, Monachino's line at Boise State led the Big West in total defense (367 yards/game), rushing defense (139 yards/game) and most sacks (31). Three of the top five conference leaders in sacks came from Boise State, including defensive ends Jeff Copp and Zach Weber.
Prior to Boise State, Monachino was the outside linebackers coach for Southwest Missouri State (1999) and the defensive line coach at James Madison University (1998).
Monachino is a 1990 graduate of the University of Missouri, where he was a three-year letterwinner in football, receiving Academic All-Big Eight honors in 1989. It was at Missouri where Monachino was first introduced to Koetter, who was serving as an assistant coach during Monachino's senior season as a player.
Monachino and his wife, Amy, have a daughter, Mikalee (12), and two sons, Samuel (5) and Michael (1).
THE MONACHINO FILE
Born: October of 1966 in Council Bluffs, Iowa
High School Education: South Harrison High School, Bethany, Missouri, 1985
College Education: University of Missouri, 1990
College Football: University of Missouri, 1985-89
Coaching Career: Hannibal High School (Mo.), 1990, 1994-95; Pacific High School (Mo.), 1991-93; Texas Christian University, 1996-98; James Madison University, 1998-99, Southwest Missouri State, 1999-2000; Boise State, 2000; Arizona State, 2000-present
Recruiting Area: Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, West Texas, East Texas, Kansas Junior Colleges
Family: Wife, Amy, daughter, Mikalee (12), and sons, Samuel (5) and Michael (1).
NFL Players Coached
| Name | School | Team |
| Terrell Suggs | Arizona State | Baltimore Ravens |
| Jimmy Verdon | Arizona State | New Orleans Saints |
