Veteran Southern University sports commentator Perry White isn’t hiding his frustration with new head football coach Marshall Faulk’s quiet public presence since taking over the Jaguars program late last year.
During a recent episode of The Jaguar Journal, White voiced concern that Faulk — a Pro Football Hall of Famer — has failed to use his platform to promote Southern football, even as the offseason enters its third month.
“I’m like, we get this coach who has this pedigree, this background, and I’m thinking things are going to be different in how we do business and operate,” White said on the show. “We’re almost three months in, and here I am. It shouldn’t be [this way]. There’s no reason for the simple stuff.”
White pointed specifically to Faulk’s limited visibility on social media, where the former NFL great has hundreds of thousands of followers. He noted that Southern is not mentioned in Faulk’s Instagram bio and that recent posts have not featured the university or its football program.
“You have social media with hundreds of thousands of followers, and we’re not being promoted on there,” White said. “Anything you see on his page is because somebody tagged him in it. If I’m hired at Southern today, it’s in my bio tonight. I’ve got on Southern gear right now.”
Faulk’s Instagram account displays a few mentions of Southern’s football recruits and an interview with sports podcaster Rich Eisen, though his other ventures dominate the feed.
White added that while he respects Faulk’s football pedigree and has no issue with the staff the coach assembled, he believes the university hired Faulk in large part for his name recognition — something that has yet to translate into promotion or engagement.
“When we hire a guy that’s supposed to bring visibility, remember — visibility, that’s what he brings,” White continued. “That’s what you don’t get when you hire a regular football coach. You’re bringing in a guy who has celebrity status because of visibility.”
Faulk, who was introduced as head coach in late 2025, was absent from National Signing Day and the release of the team’s 2026 schedule.
“So far in February, we missed putting out the schedule and National Signing Day, and our coach wasn’t on either one of them,” White said. “I just thought things would be different.”
“Am I tripping?”
