Hood was previously the defensive quality control coach for the Green Bay Packers.
[1] Following his college football career and stints as an intern for Oregon and the New York Giants, Hood became a graduate assistant for Illinois in 2013.
After spending one year at Illinois, Hood became the defensive coordinator for the Capital University football team in 2014.
[3] During the 2017 season, Hood was temporarily named interim head coach after the firing of Paul Nichols.
[6] After a year at Western Carolina, Hood joined Kent State in 2019 to become their secondary coach.