JOHNSON’S JOURNAL – More Than a Coach: Gerad Parker’s Mission to Build People Before Programs

Being called Coach in the community isn’t taken lightly by Gerad Parker , who is in his third year leading the football program at Troy University. “I think that is an earned title, especially at a place like this that has high expectations,” Parker said. “At first, nobody knows who you are because we weren’t from here or hadn’t been here. “I love that we had to build it from scratch and earn the respect from everybody, and do it following great success, which is very difficult to do.” Before he was named the new head football coach at Troy…