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Virginia Union’s Byers, Myers and Parker garner CIAA yearly honours

November 12, 2022November 12, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics Virginia Union University’s Jada Byers has been named the CIAA Offensive Player of the Year and kicker Brady Myers has been named CIAA Special Teams Player of the Year while VUU Head Football Coach Dr. Alvin Parker has been named the CIAA Coach of the Year, the CIAA announced on Friday, November 11. A total of 17 Virginia Union football players were named Players/Coach of the Year and to the All-CIAA and All-Rookie teams. Byers, a sophomore running back from Hammonton, N.J., majoring in Social Work, led…

Virginia Union extends head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker through 2025

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 Staff

Courtesy of Virginia Union University [RICHMOND – October 28, 2022] — Virginia Union University renewed head football coach Dr. Alvin Parker’s contract for another three years extending through the 2025 season. The announcement comes as the VUU Panthers are currently 8-0 and ranked #10 in the nation by the American Football Coaches Association. Named the 27th head football coach at Virginia Union University on Dec. 18, 2017, Alvin Parker Ph.D. a native of Washington, DC, and alumnus of Virginia Union, is in his fifth season at the helm of the program in…