A former Western Carolina quarterback, Parish Metzger returned to his alma mater during the summer of 2025 to assist with the quarterbacks and wide receivers. He spent the past season working alongside former WCU offensive coordiantor Kade Bell at the University of Pittsburgh.
A 2024 graduate of WCU, Metzger played in two games as a reserve for the Catamounts during 2022 before moving to the coaching side where he spent the next two seasons. He completed three of his seven career pass attempts for 36 yards and a touchdown. Making his collegiate debut against Presbyterian in '22, Metzger tossed his first career touchdown pass on an 18-yard strike to DeAndre Tamarez late in the third quarter. He was named to the 2022-23 Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll as a redshirt freshman.
Originally from Matthews, N.C., Metzger began his prep career at Providence High before finishing at Butler High where he threw for 2,534 yards over his final two seasons.
