[2] Craddock attended Middle Tennessee from 2004 to 2008, starting for the Blue Raiders during his junior and senior seasons.
[5] After his collegiate career concluded, Craddock spent two seasons as the starting quarterback for the Parma Panthers of the Italian Football League (IFL).
[8] After the 2011 season, he was hired as an offensive player development coach by Dabo Swinney at Clemson University.
[9] Upon the conclusion of the 2012 football season, he was given on-field graduate assistant duties working with the quarterbacks, a role he held until December 2014.
[10][11] At the time of the hiring, Craddock was 29 years old and the youngest offensive coordinator in college football.