Eastern Michigan Athletics
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Frakes, Todd
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Northern Illinois
Oct 11 (Sat)
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Todd Frakes
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Safeties/co-Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- bfrakes@emich.edu
- Phone:
- 734.487.2160
Entering his sixth year at EMU is Todd Frakes, who came to Ypsilanti after spending two years at Drake University. Frakes serves as the team’s safeties coach and co-recruiting coordinator.
Frakes brings significant experience both as a player and coach at many different levels of football, including 16 years as a collegiate coach. He joined the EMU football coaching staff in January 2014 as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator.
Brody Hoying was one of the more disruptive defensive backs in the country, producing 11.0 TFLs to go with a trio of pass breakups. Meanwhile, rover Vince Calhoun collected seven passes defended and three INTs, as both collected Third Team All-MAC honors.
On the national scale, Eastern owned the fifth-best redzone defense in the NCAA, while holding opponents to 150.2 passing yards per game, the third-fewest in the nation. EMU ranked 10th in passing efficiency defense, 11th in turnover margin, 20th in turnovers gained, 20th in fourth down conversion defense, 22nd in fumbles recovered, 30th in scoring defense, and 33rd in interceptions.
Hoying and Calhoun made major impacts in the secondary in 2017 en route to earning All-MAC honors. Hoying, a first team honoree, had a knack for taking the football away, as the first-year starter led the country in fumble recoveries with four. He also ranked sixth in the FBS with four forced fumbles and hauled in a pair of interceptions for EMU. Calhoun, a third team selection, led helped EMU allow the 25th fewest yards passing in the FBS ranks.
On the recruiting front, Frakes help put together EMU’s 2018 Signing Class that earned its highest ranking in 17 years according the 247Sports.
Overseeing a youthful secondary in 2016, Frakes’ unit helped the Eagles intercept 11 passes and rank 21st in redzone defense.
In 2015, the EMU defense notched four interceptions to go along with 34 pass deflections and 30 breakups. The Green and White finished 33rd nationally in fewest passing yards allows (202.8 ypg) as well as 42nd in redzone defense.
For EMU in 2014, the secondary recorded six interceptions and 36 pass breakups. Individually, DaQuan Pace was tied for 10th in the MAC in passes defended with nine breakups.
In 2013 at Drake, Frakes’ defensive backs helped the Bulldogs to a top-15 national ranking in first down defense (third - 173), rushing defense (fifth - 94.9 yds/gm), scoring defense (10th - 19.5 ppg) and total defense (11th - 319.6 yds/gm). In the team’s final four games of 2013, Drake’s defense allowed just 14.3 points per game and 241 yards per game. Additionally, the defense forced 12 turnovers during that span while holding opponents to just 33.3 rushing yards per game.
Defensive back Mike Ratelle earned All-Pioneer Football League First-Team honors in 2013. Ratelle reprised his role as one of the top safeties in the PFL with 65 tackles, the second-most on the team, and a team-high three interceptions and eight passes broken up. His 11 total passes defended ranked fourth in the PFL while his three interceptions were tied for sixth.
In his first season with the Bulldogs’ defense backs, Frakes helped engineer a pass defense that ranked second in the Pioneer Football League by allowing just 185 passing yards per game. Individually, three of Drake’s defensive backs earned All-PFL honors as the team shared the conference championship.
Frakes has experienced success at every stop in his career. Prior to joining the staff at Drake, he was an assistant coach at San Francisco’s St. Ignatius College Prep in 2011. As the running backs coach, he helped lead St. Ignatius to just the second Central Coastal Section title in school history.
Before his season at St. Ignatius, Frakes spent time overseas as head coach of the Kirchdorf Wildcats of the South Bavarian League in Germany. In his only season with Kirchdorf, he also handled defensive coordinator duties while leading his team to a 14-1 record and a SBL championship.
Frakes began his coaching career after playing football at Centre College in Danville, Ky. He started for three seasons at defensive back, serving as a captain and earning all-conference honors as a senior in 1998.
Frakes joined the coaching staff following his successful playing career, eventually serving as special teams coordinator, defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator at different times. In his nine seasons as an assistant at Centre, his teams went 59-30, including a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in 2003. Frakes coached 20 All-SCAC performers in the defensive backfield during his time on staff.
Frakes earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Centre College in 1998. He received the David F. Hughes Memorial Scholarship and was granted a University Graduate Scholarship to attend the University of Cincinnati. There, he received a masters of applied economics degree in 2001 with a concentration in business.
Frakes and his wife, Meghan, have two children, Hadley and Ellery.
Frakes brings significant experience both as a player and coach at many different levels of football, including 16 years as a collegiate coach. He joined the EMU football coaching staff in January 2014 as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator.
Brody Hoying was one of the more disruptive defensive backs in the country, producing 11.0 TFLs to go with a trio of pass breakups. Meanwhile, rover Vince Calhoun collected seven passes defended and three INTs, as both collected Third Team All-MAC honors.
On the national scale, Eastern owned the fifth-best redzone defense in the NCAA, while holding opponents to 150.2 passing yards per game, the third-fewest in the nation. EMU ranked 10th in passing efficiency defense, 11th in turnover margin, 20th in turnovers gained, 20th in fourth down conversion defense, 22nd in fumbles recovered, 30th in scoring defense, and 33rd in interceptions.
Hoying and Calhoun made major impacts in the secondary in 2017 en route to earning All-MAC honors. Hoying, a first team honoree, had a knack for taking the football away, as the first-year starter led the country in fumble recoveries with four. He also ranked sixth in the FBS with four forced fumbles and hauled in a pair of interceptions for EMU. Calhoun, a third team selection, led helped EMU allow the 25th fewest yards passing in the FBS ranks.
On the recruiting front, Frakes help put together EMU’s 2018 Signing Class that earned its highest ranking in 17 years according the 247Sports.
Overseeing a youthful secondary in 2016, Frakes’ unit helped the Eagles intercept 11 passes and rank 21st in redzone defense.
In 2015, the EMU defense notched four interceptions to go along with 34 pass deflections and 30 breakups. The Green and White finished 33rd nationally in fewest passing yards allows (202.8 ypg) as well as 42nd in redzone defense.
For EMU in 2014, the secondary recorded six interceptions and 36 pass breakups. Individually, DaQuan Pace was tied for 10th in the MAC in passes defended with nine breakups.
In 2013 at Drake, Frakes’ defensive backs helped the Bulldogs to a top-15 national ranking in first down defense (third - 173), rushing defense (fifth - 94.9 yds/gm), scoring defense (10th - 19.5 ppg) and total defense (11th - 319.6 yds/gm). In the team’s final four games of 2013, Drake’s defense allowed just 14.3 points per game and 241 yards per game. Additionally, the defense forced 12 turnovers during that span while holding opponents to just 33.3 rushing yards per game.
Defensive back Mike Ratelle earned All-Pioneer Football League First-Team honors in 2013. Ratelle reprised his role as one of the top safeties in the PFL with 65 tackles, the second-most on the team, and a team-high three interceptions and eight passes broken up. His 11 total passes defended ranked fourth in the PFL while his three interceptions were tied for sixth.
In his first season with the Bulldogs’ defense backs, Frakes helped engineer a pass defense that ranked second in the Pioneer Football League by allowing just 185 passing yards per game. Individually, three of Drake’s defensive backs earned All-PFL honors as the team shared the conference championship.
Frakes has experienced success at every stop in his career. Prior to joining the staff at Drake, he was an assistant coach at San Francisco’s St. Ignatius College Prep in 2011. As the running backs coach, he helped lead St. Ignatius to just the second Central Coastal Section title in school history.
Before his season at St. Ignatius, Frakes spent time overseas as head coach of the Kirchdorf Wildcats of the South Bavarian League in Germany. In his only season with Kirchdorf, he also handled defensive coordinator duties while leading his team to a 14-1 record and a SBL championship.
Frakes began his coaching career after playing football at Centre College in Danville, Ky. He started for three seasons at defensive back, serving as a captain and earning all-conference honors as a senior in 1998.
Frakes joined the coaching staff following his successful playing career, eventually serving as special teams coordinator, defensive coordinator, and recruiting coordinator at different times. In his nine seasons as an assistant at Centre, his teams went 59-30, including a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship in 2003. Frakes coached 20 All-SCAC performers in the defensive backfield during his time on staff.
Frakes earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Centre College in 1998. He received the David F. Hughes Memorial Scholarship and was granted a University Graduate Scholarship to attend the University of Cincinnati. There, he received a masters of applied economics degree in 2001 with a concentration in business.
Frakes and his wife, Meghan, have two children, Hadley and Ellery.
The Todd Frakes File
Name: Todd Frakes
High School: Indian Hill H.S. - Cincinnati, Ohio
College: Centre College - Bachelor’s degree in Economics - 1998
University of Cincinnati - Master's degree in Applied Economics - 2001
Family: Wife-Meghan; Children - Hadley and Ellery
Coaching Experience
Year School Position
2014-Pres. Eastern Michigan University Assistant Coach/Safeties/Recruiting Coordinator
2012-13 Drake University Assistant Coach/DBs/Recruiting Coordinator
2011 San Francisco St. Ignatius College Prep Assistant Coach/Running Backs
2010 Kirchdorf Wildcats (Germany) Head Coach/Defensive coordinator
2000-09 Centre College Assistant Coach
1999-00 Indian Hill (Ohio) High School Assistant Coach
1995-98 Centre College Student-athlete
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