However, Cole had a history of ethical issues, resulting in 27 of his wins as a head coach being vacated and him being dismissed from multiple schools.
[4] In his first professional level job, Cole became defensive coordinator for the Hamburg Blue Devils of the Football League of Europe in 1995.
[4] However, following an NCAA investigation over rule violations related to scholarships and recruiting, Cole was reassigned to the Tennessee State division of student affairs in June 1999.
After an internal investigation by Alabama State found inappropriate recruiting methods, such as hiring strippers, both Cole brothers and another assistant were fired.
[10] In 2012, the NCAA released a report finding numerous ethics violations in Texas Southern football under Cole, such as participation by academically ineligible student-athletes and inappropriate recruiting assistance from a donor.
[2] From 2013 to 2016, Cole was a physical education teacher and assistant football coach at Eastern Hills High School in Fort Worth, Texas.