Saunders was named head football coach at Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi in 2003 and held the position through the 2005 season.
[4] From 1990 to 1992 he was defensive line coach at Georgia Southern, where the 1990 team won the Division I-AA National Championship.
[4] From 1999 to 2002, Saunders was an assistant to the athletics director for recruiting and coordinator of high school and community college relations at Ole Miss.
[7] Almost a year after his departure, the NCAA announced that the Ragin' Cajuns were under investigation due to severe recruiting violations committed by Saunders.
[8] In 2015, Saunders was defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator at Pearl River Community College.