VUU’s Parker to coach in New Orleans
Fred Jeter | 12/28/2023, 6 p.m.
Dr. Alvin Parker’s football coaching excellence at Virginia Union University hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Coach Parker has been named as a co-coach for Team Gaither in the HBCU Legacy Bowl Feb. 24 at Tulane University in New Orleans.
He’ll coordinate coaching activities with Howard’s Larry Scott, who led the Bison to the MEAC title and a berth in Celebration Bowl.
Team Gaither (named after former Florida A&M coach Jake Gaither) will consist of players from the MEAC and CIAA.
VUU went 10-2 this past season with a CIAA title and a second straight trip to the Division II playoffs. Parker’s Panthers are 19-4 over two seasons.
Team Gaither (made up of players from SWAC and SIAC) will be facing Team Robinson, coached by Florida A&M coach Willie Simmons and Benedict’s Chennis Berry. Team Robinson is named after former Grambling coach Eddie Robinson.
A native of Washington D.C., Coach Parker was a former player and assistant coach at VUU prior to getting the head job in 2018.
If five seasons as coach at his alma mater, Coach Parker’s Panthers are 41-13 overall and 28-6 versus CIAA competition. This year VUU won its first CIAA championship since 2001.
Legacy Bowl players will be named later.
