Alvin Sanders is in his first season at Mossy Creek as an assistant coach with the Carson-Newman wide receivers.

A 2003 graduate of C-N with a B.S. in Management, Sanders was a member of the Eagles team from 2000-03. His 1,492 career receiving yards ranks eighth in school history. Sanders also has the record for the longest reception in C-N history as he caught a 98-yard pass from Leonard Guyton in the Western Oregon game in 2002.

Following his playing career, Sanders remained at C-N for two seasons as a graduate assistant with the wide receivers while earning his Master's degree in Business Education.

In 2006, Sanders returned to his alma mater, Washington County High School, in Sandersville, Ga., where he coached quarterbacks and was head track coach.

After a one-year stint at Washington County, Sanders returned to East Tennessee as a defensive backs coach and head track coach at nearby Morristown West High School.

Sanders and his wife, Dara, reside in Morristown.