Corey Parker hears from his former high school players so often that he worries about breaking NCAA rules.
Clemson defensive tackle Ruke Orhorhoro asked for advice before playing Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman. Tennessee cornerback Kamal Hadden called Parker the night before the Alabama game. Oklahoma safety Reggie Pearson, Jr., had questions before the Sooners played Oklahoma State.
“I was so worried,” Parker said. “I was like, ‘Is this an NCAA violation?’”
Parker is entering his third season as Toledo’s cornerbacks coach. He came to the Glass City after 13 seasons as head coach at River Rouge High School in Detroit, building the one-time doormat into a state championship program that routinely supplied college football’s best teams with high-end talent.