Mo’s coming home to VCU
Fred Jeter | 4/13/2023, 6 p.m.
Mo Alie-Cox is returning to Richmond not so much to talk about basketball or football, but to talk about the game of life.
The former VCU hoops star and current tight end for the NFL Indianapolis Colts will deliver his alma mater’s commencement address May 14 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
For ticket information go to commencement.vcu.edu.
Alie-Cox wore jersey No. 12 for the Rams, playing in 142 games from 2013- ’17 and scoring 1,092 points, grabbing 663 rebounds and blocking 255 shots, second on the all-time list behind Ren Watson.
Known as “Mo-nan the Barbarian” for his powerful physique, he remains VCU’s second all-time leader in field goal percentage (57.4) behind Hasan Ward.
Now he wears No. 81 for the Colts with 89 career receptions and 11 touchdowns. He also is considered among the top blocking tight ends in the game.
From Northern Virginia, the 6-foot-5, 267-pound muscle man landed a spot in the NFL despite not having played the sport since ninth grade in high school.
At VCU, he earned a bachelor’s in criminal justice from the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs in 2015 and a master’s in 2017.
