Nine months ago, former Virginia Tech legend Michael Vick had a dream come true. The former Hokies’ quarterback was named head coach at Norfolk State last December, and after a long road, he made his coaching debut on Thursday night for the Spartans.
Norfolk State opened the season with a 27-7 loss to the Towson Tigers at home, but result aside, it was a night that the former Virginia Tech signal caller won’t soon forget. However, Vick has his work cut out for himself in rebuilding a program that failed to win more than four games in the last three seasons.
However, before he took the field, he was a guest onset for ESPN’s First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim. You know it’s a big event when Stephen A. makes a trip to your campus for his show, and Vick joined him and explained what Colorado coach Deion Sanders gave him for advice. Maybe it’s some advice Vick should take and run with, as Colorado was 1-11 when Sanders took over, and he led them to nine wins just two years later. Sanders began at Jackson State before making the jump to the PAC-12 and the Big 12…