Football Coaches

Virginia Union University Athletics

2026-27 Football Coaching Staff

Staff Directory Members By Category/Department
Name	Title	Email Address	Phone
Alvin Parker Ph. D.	Associate Athletic Director / Head Football Coach	adparker@vuu.edu
Edward Pointer	Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers	ejpointer@vuu.edu
Diego Ryland	Associate Head Coach / Special Teams Coordinator / Running Backs	dcryland@vuu.edu
Monterio Hand	Wide Receivers / Assistant Special Teams Coordinator	mdhand@vuu.edu
Quinn Brown	Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line	qbrown@vuu.edu
Solomon Brown	Defensive Line / Defensive Run Game Coordinator	SBrown2@vuu.edu
Nicholas Rogers	Secondary Coach / Recruiting Coordinator	nrogers@vuu.edu
Justin Smith	Tight Ends / Fullbacks	JMSmith1@VUU.EDU
Evan Jones	Corners Coach/Defensive Pass Game Coordinator	emjones1@vuu.edu
Lane Washington	Director of Football Operations	Football@vuu.edu
Tyree Nobles	Secondary / Safeties Coach	tnobles@vuu.edu
Dan Franckhauser	Strength and Conditioning Coach	dbfranckhauser@vuu.edu
Ollie Taylor	Assistant Football Coach	octaylor@vuu.edu
Clifford Fortune	Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Brady Myers	Graduate Assistant Specialists Coach / Social Media Coordinator	bemyers@vuu.edu
Bernard Rucker	Equipment Manager	Football@vuu.edu
Joe Ellison	Team Chaplain	Football@vuu.edu	804-301-8016 804-301-8016