Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick wanted a college head-coaching job, and he has landed one.
Vick reportedly agreed to phrases to turn into the pinnacle coach of Norfolk State on Tuesday, getting his first main head-coaching job. In keeping with the Virginian-Pilot, an introductory news conference is scheduled for a while this week.
Vick was additionally linked to the Sacramento State job in latest weeks.
He might be taking up an FCS program that went 15-31 over the previous 4 seasons beneath earlier head coach Dawson Odums.
It’s one thing of a homecoming for Vick who performed his highschool and faculty soccer in Virginia (Virginia Tech) and was a celebrity earlier than getting into the 2001 draft when he was the No. 1 general choose by the Atlanta Falcons.
Vick was probably the most electrifying gamers within the NFL earlier than his profession was derailed by a dogfighting scandal that despatched him to jail and took him away from the NFL for 2 years. After serving his time, he returned to the NFL and spent seven years taking part in for the Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Now he’s taking over an FCS program in want of a jumpstart and a spark.
Vick’s teaching expertise is proscribed at this level, so there may be some query as to how this may work out. He hung out as a training intern with Andy Reid and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in 2017, and likewise served as an offensive coordinator for Atlanta Legends within the Alliance of American Soccer.
There’s some latest precedent for former NFL gamers taking faculty head-coaching jobs with out a lot expertise. Deion Sanders is probably the most distinguished instance, getting employed as the pinnacle coach of Jackson State in 2020 after solely teaching in highschool. He instantly turned this system into an FCS energy, after which landed a job with Colorado. In simply two years, he turned the Buffaloes right into a Prime 25 staff and playoff contender.
