Former Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has agreed to become the next head coach of the Norfolk State University Spartans football team, according to the Virginian-Pilot.
After rumors linked him to the jobs both at Norfolk State and Sacramento State, Vick has agreed to stay in his home state Virginia to take charge of the program at the HBCU which competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Norfolk State competes at the FCS level (Division I-AA) – a division below the FBS (Division I-A), which sends its teams to the College Football Playoff.
Per the Virginian-Pilot’s sources, the school and Vick agreed to contract terms on Tuesday and a press conference announcing the hire is expected within a week.
Vick comes in to replace Dawson Odums, who was fired in November after a 4-8 season. He will now be tasked with trying to bring the Spartans back to the FCS Playoffs for the first time since 2011 – when they lost to in-city rivals Old Dominion in the first round.
Vick was born in Newport News, Virginia – which makes up part of the Hampton Roads region that Norfolk is also a part of.
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