He is the head football coach at Long Island University (LIU), a position he has held since the 2022 season.
He was also the interim head football coach at Florida International University (FIU) for the final eight games of the 2016 season.
Cooper worked one season in the National Football League, as the defensive backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012.
In his first two years with the Tigers, Cooper's expertise coaching the secondary was evident as LSU had one of the best defensive backfields in the country.
[additional citation(s) needed] Cooper's first year at LSU saw Peterson earn second team All-America honors, while safety Chad Jones was picked in the third round of the NFL Draft.
[additional citation(s) needed] Cooper was hired by the Buccaneers on February 22, 2012, to be the team's defensive backs coach.