Norfolk State struggled immensely against FBS opponent Rutgers University, and head coach Michael Vick is not happy with the outcome. Typically, in “money games” like this, FCS teams are simply happy to be in contention. Some even pull off hard-fought victories that become staple achievements in their program’s history.
But a money game is what it is: a game where an FCS team travels to face an FBS team for a large sum of money, with the added benefit of giving their players reps against higher competition in hopes of increasing their draft stock. But Vick saw the game as something more.
He did not expect his team to lose in the fashion that they did, viewing the game as a crucial litmus test for his program. Although Rutgers entered the game with winning momentum and a recent history of success against HBCU opponents, Vick wanted to measure his team’s proficiency against them…