His college teams won two Big East championships and in 1995, upset the Texas Longhorns in the 1995 Sugar Bowl.

He contributed as a starter in the nickel package and as a special teams player before retiring in the spring of 2000 due to a knee injury.

Gray returned to Virginia Tech to coach defensive backs following the departure of Lorenzo Ward to the Oakland Raiders.

[2] Gray coached several players who played in the NFL including: Aaron Rouse, Brandon Flowers, Macho Harris, Kam Chancellor, Roc Carmichael, Jayron Hosley, Kyle Fuller, Antone Exum, Kyshoen Jarrett, Kendall Fuller, Chuck Clark, Terrell Edmunds, Greg Stroman, and Brandon Facyson.

[3] On January 21, 2019, Gray chose to join the University of Florida football team as the Defensive Backs coach.