Coaches
Gerad Parker
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Gerad Parker*
Head coach, Troy · Played at Kentucky 2000-2004
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-2006 | Raceland-Worthington HS (KY) (HS) | Position | WR/DB | not known |
| 2007 | Kentucky | GA | GA | Rich Brooks |
| 2008-2010 | UT Martin | Other | PGC/RC | not known |
| 2011-2012 | Marshall | Position | WR | Doc Holliday |
| 2013-2014 | Purdue | Position | TE/RC | Darrell Hazell |
| 2015-2016 | Purdue | Position | WR/RC | Darrell Hazell |
| 2016 | Purdue | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Darrell Hazell |
| 2017 | Duke | Analyst | OA | David Cutcliffe |
| 2018 | Duke | Position | WR | David Cutcliffe |
| 2019 | Penn State | Position | WR | James Franklin* |
| 2020-2021 | West Virginia | OC | OC/WR✓ | Neal Brown* |
| 2022 | Notre Dame | Position | TE | Marcus Freeman*+ |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | OC | OC/TE✓ | Marcus Freeman*+ |
| 2024- | Troy | Head coach | Head coach✓ | himself |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 81 | 78 | 82 | 114 | 127 |
| 2021 | West Virginia | Offensive coordinator | 72 | 78 | 60 | 81 | 130 |
| 2023 | Notre Dame | Offensive coordinator | 6 | 6 | 7 | 70 | 133 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Purdue | 0-6 (6 of 12) | - → - | 109 | 114 | -11.0 | 17% wins | 128 |
| 2024 | Troy | 4-8 | - → - | 50 | 85 | -6.6 | 79% wins | 134 |
| 2025 | Troy | 8-6 | - → - | 114 | 51 | -4.8 | 33% wins | 136 |
| 2026 | Troy | 4-5 | - → - | 124 | 51 | -12.1 | 57% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2007 (GA)
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2011-2012 (Position)
- Darrell Hazell · Purdue 2013-2016 (Other, Position)
- David Cutcliffe · Duke 2017-2018 (Analyst, Position)
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2019 (Position)
- Neal Brown* · West Virginia 2020-2021 (OC, Position)
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2022-2023 (OC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
On his staffs · 11
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Purdue 2016 (DC, Position)
- Ross Els · Purdue 2016 (DC, Position)
- Taver Johnson · Purdue 2016 (Position)
- Terry Malone · Purdue 2016 (OC, Position)
- Tim Lester · Purdue 2016 (Position)
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024-2026 (DC)
- Nathan Burton · Troy 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024-2026 (Position)
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2024-2025 (OC)
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2024 (Position)
- Adam Austin · Troy 2026 (OC)
Level 2: on their staffs · 23
- Cory Sanders · Western Michigan 2017 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- David Duggan · Western Michigan 2017-2018 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- Jake Moreland · Western Michigan 2017-2020 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Kevin Johns · Western Michigan 2017 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Lou Esposito · Western Michigan 2017-2022 (DC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Tim Daoust · Western Michigan 2017-2018 (DC) · under Tim Lester
- Mike Bath · Western Michigan 2019-2021 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Trevor Andrews · Western Michigan 2019-2022 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- Greg Harbaugh Jr. · Western Michigan 2020-2021 (Position) · under Tim Lester
- Eric Evans · Western Michigan 2021 (OC) · under Tim Lester
- Al Golden · Notre Dame 2022-2024 (DC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2022-2023 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Jeff Thorne · Western Michigan 2022 (OC, Position) · under Tim Lester
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2022 (OC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Gino Guidugli · Notre Dame 2023-2026 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Joe Rudolph · Notre Dame 2023-2026 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Max Bullough · Notre Dame 2023-2025 (GA, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Mike Denbrock · Notre Dame 2024-2026 (OC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Trent Miles · Notre Dame 2024-2026 (Analyst) · under Marcus Freeman
- Chris Ash · Notre Dame 2025-2026 (DC) · under Marcus Freeman
- Ja'Juan Seider · Notre Dame 2025-2026 (Other, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Aaron Henry · Notre Dame 2026 (DC, Position) · under Marcus Freeman
- Charlie Partridge · Notre Dame 2026 (Position) · under Marcus Freeman
Coached together
- Joker Phillips · Kentucky 2007 · him GA, them OC, Position
- Randy Sanders · Kentucky 2007 · him GA, them Position
- Rich Brooks · Kentucky 2007 · him GA, them Head coach
- Steve Brown · Kentucky 2007 · him GA, them DC
- Alex Atkins · UT Martin 2008 · him Other, them Position
- Jason Simpson · UT Martin 2008-2010 · him Other, them Head coach
- Marcus Satterfield · UT Martin 2008 · him Other, them Other
- Kane Wommack · UT Martin 2010 · him Other, them Position
- Nathan Burton · UT Martin 2010 · him Other, them Position
- Ryan Nielsen · UT Martin 2010 · him Other, them Position
- Bill Legg · Marshall 2011-2012 · him Position, them OC
- Chris Rippon · Marshall 2011-2012 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Doc Holliday · Marshall 2011-2012 · him Position, them Head coach
- Ja'Juan Seider · Marshall 2011-2012 · him Position, them Position
- Tony Petersen · Marshall 2011-2012 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- J.C. Price · Marshall 2012 · him Position, them Position
- Darrell Hazell · Purdue 2013-2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Greg Hudson · Purdue 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them DC
- John Shoop · Purdue 2013-2015 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jon Heacock · Purdue 2013 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Purdue 2013-2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Taver Johnson · Purdue 2014-2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Terry Malone · Purdue 2015-2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Ross Els · Purdue 2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Tim Lester · Purdue 2016 · him Head coach, Other, Position, them Position
- Ben Albert · Duke 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position
- David Cutcliffe · Duke 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them Head coach
- Derek Jones · Duke 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them Other, Position
- Jeff Faris · Duke 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them Position
- Jim Knowles · Duke 2017 · him Analyst, them DC, Position
- Matt Guerrieri · Duke 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them DC, Position
- Zac Roper · Duke 2017-2018 · him Analyst, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Bill Lazor · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Brent Pry · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Ja'Juan Seider · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Position
- James Franklin* · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Head coach
- John McNulty · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Analyst
- Matt Limegrover · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Ricky Rahne* · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Sean Spencer · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Terry Smith · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Tim Banks · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them DC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Penn State 2019 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Chad Scott · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them OC, Position
- Jahmile Addae · West Virginia 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Jeff Casteel · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst, Position
- Jeff Koonz · West Virginia 2020 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Jordan Lesley · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Neal Brown* · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Travis Trickett · West Virginia 2020-2021 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Kirk Ciarrocca · West Virginia 2021 · him OC, Position, them Analyst
- ShaDon Brown · West Virginia 2021 · him OC, Position, them DC
- Al Golden · Notre Dame 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them DC, Position
- Chris O'Leary · Notre Dame 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Marcus Freeman*+ · Notre Dame 2022-2023 · him OC, Position, them Head coach
- Tommy Rees · Notre Dame 2022 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Gino Guidugli · Notre Dame 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Joe Rudolph · Notre Dame 2023 · him OC, Position, them Position
- Max Bullough · Notre Dame 2023 · him OC, Position, them GA
- Dontae Wright · Troy 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC
- Nathan Burton · Troy 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- Re'quan Boyette · Troy 2024-2026 · him Head coach, them Position
- Sean Reagan · Troy 2024-2025 · him Head coach, them OC
- Travis Pearson · Troy 2024 · him Head coach, them Position
- Adam Austin · Troy 2026 · him Head coach, them OC
Played together
- Chad Scott · Kentucky 2000-2001
- Neal Brown* · Kentucky 2000
- Jon Sumrall* · Kentucky 2001-2004