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Michael Vick has reportedly agreed to become the head football coach at Norfolk State. (Ryan Hunt/Getty Images)
Michael Vick has been hired as the head football coach at Norfolk State, according to multiple reports.
The Virginian-Pilot first reported the news Tuesday night. A news conference formally announcing Vick as head coach is expected within a week, per the report. Vick replaces Dawson Odums, whom Norfolk State fired after a 15-30 record across four seasons.
The Athletic confirmed the Virginian-Pilot’s report, which states that Vick and NSU agreed to a contract on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not initially reported.
The head coaching job is the first for Vick, who starred as a quarterback at Virginia Tech and in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. Vick also reportedly spoke with Sacramento State about their head coaching vacancy. Vick, 44, has little to no formal coaching experience. (He briefly was a coaching intern with the Kansas City Chiefs and had a very short stint as the offensive coordinator of the Atlanta Legends in the Alliance of American Football. Neither situation lasted long.)
“I know how to lead and I know what it takes,” Vick previously told the Virginian-Pilot.
The job keeps Vick close to his childhood roots. Vick grew up and played high school football in nearby Newport News, Virginia. He then starred in two seasons as a quarterback at Virginia Tech.
In his first season as Virginia Tech’s starter in 1999, Vick led the Hokies to an 11-1 record and No. 2 ranking the Associated Press poll. Virginia Tech’s only loss that season came in a Sugar Bowl matchup for the national championship against Florida State. He was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and finished third in the voting as a freshman behind winner Ron Dayne.
As a sophomore in 2000, Vick led the Hokies to another 11-1 campaign and finished sixth in Heisman Trophy voting. The following spring, the Atlanta Falcons selected him with the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft.
Vick initially lived up…
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Publish date : 2024-12-18 00:04:00
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