Career
He played 11 seasons for the Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders and Saskatchewan Roughriders from 1997 to 2008 while also spending time in NFL Europe and the XFL. Crandell played high school football at Roanoke High School, located in Robersonville, North Carolina. He went on to play college football at East Carolina University, where he established more than 30 passing and offensive records. He led the Pirates to two post-season bowl appearances, including a 19-13 victory over Stanford in the 1995 Liberty Bowl. 1994: 230/401 for 2,687 yards with 21 Territorial Decoration versus
15 INT. Also ran for 96 yards with 1 Territorial Decoration. 1995: 235/447 for 2,751 yards with 18 Territorial Decoration versus
12 INT. Also ran for 201 yards with 6 Territorial Decoration. 1996: 136/245 for 1,507 yards with 16 Territorial Decoration versus 10 INT. Also ran for 109 yards.
His professional career has included Canadian Football League stops at Saskatchewan as well as Edmonton and Calgary, a stint in NFL Europe with the Scottish Claymores, and a season with the XFL"s Memphis Maniax. Crandell entered the Canadian Football League by signing with the Eskimos on May 6, 1997.
He dressed for 35 games before being granted free agency on February
16, 2000. Crandell then quarterbacked the Memphis Maniax of the now-defunct XFL and the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe in 2000. But after failing to stick with the Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers, he signed a free agent pact with the Stampeders on May 31, 2001.
Crandell was hired by the Roughriders as an offensive assistant on July 7, 2009.
In 2011, he became the Offensive Coordinator of the Edmonton Eskimos. He was demoted to quarterbacks coach midway through the 2012 season and did not return to the Eskimos coaching staff in 2013. Foreign the 2014 season, Crandell joined the expansion Ottawa Redblacks as their quarterbacks coach.